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ACEA 

IN  NICK  OF  TIME 

PERSONAL,SQCIAL 
AND  GOVERNMENTAL 

dcknow/edgment 

and  Dedication 


GIFT  OF 
The   President's  Office 


-  .  . 


N.  D.  Sickels— The  Panaceist 

"I  AM  THAT  I  AM 

This  is  my  name  for  ever,  and  this  is  my  memorial 
unto  all  generations" 


THE  TRUE,  THE  BEAUTIFUL,  THE  GOOD 

"Man  Know  Thyself" 

AND 

Final  Era  Science  of  Government 
THE  UNIVERSAL 

PANACEA 

IN  NICK  OF  TIME 

Intellectual  Determination  of 
Unity  and  Perfection 

THE  ONLY  COMPLETE  EXPLANATION  OP  THE  GOLDEN  RULE 
FIRST  PROCLAMATION  OP  THE  GOLDLESS  RULE 

ENNOBLING  FREE-WILL-LESS  TRUTH 
ENTHRONING  HEALTH  AND  JUSTICE 

1919:  By 

Nelson  Dwight  Sickels 

Born  of  Nelson  and  Amanda  §icieJ£  o'  j  "•• 

Waterloo,  Wis.,  U.  S.  A.,  Martfi  25ih,'l8&i     V    ' 
Moved  to  Iowa  in  1870:  A  Cali^rflian  Sinjce  J3S9 

ALSO  EDITOR  OP 

Nature's  Divine  Science 

A  600-PAGE  TREATISE  OP  VITAL  CONCERN 
1915 

This  invaluable  work— requiring  30  years  of  mathematical  reasoning  from 
CAUSE  AND  EFFECT,  is  The  Panacea  or  Cure-All-sought 
for  ages  by  sages;  was  finally  perfected  by   . 
the  fortunate  discovery  of 

THE  LAW  OF  HUMAN  NATURE 


1 


/     ' 


Copyright,  1919, 
by 

N.  D.  SICKELS 

Entered  at  Library  of  Congress 
ALL  RIGHTS  RESERVED 


Also 
International  copyright  being  secured 


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The  Universal  Panacea,  In  Nick  of  Time 


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Address  all  communications  in  regard  to  the  work 
or  for  purchase  of  books,  as  above 

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As  to 

Who  did  the  printing  of  this  book 
See  next  to  the  last  page 


*    *    THE  BIG  FOUR     *    * 


MY  UNFORGETTABLE  FRIENDS 

E.  DRYDEN 
H.  C.  FITZKE 
C.  M.  IRVING 
J.  W.  LINDQUIST 


MAY    THEIR    LIVES    BE    PAINLESS 

Whose  Names  are  Written  In  the  Book  of  Nature 
NIVERSALLY  EXTENDED"^® 


HIS  DUE: — I  can  by  no  means  omit  to  state 
that  Mr.  J.  W.  Lindquist  was  the  generous 
financial  backer  of  publishing  this  work;  and  not 
only  in  hearty  acknowledgment  of  sincere  grati- 
tude on  my  part,  but  in  behalf  of  Humanity — 
in  whose  interest  the  treatise  is  written,  most 
earnestly  thank  and  exalt  him  for  the  kindly 
and  timely  deed:  Which  seems  to  have  been 
done  with  the  keenest  of  pleasure,  solely  for 
the  world  of  good  that  he  firmly  believes  will 
quickly  and  ever  increasingly  accrue. 

The  writer  bespeaks  that — some  day  at  least, 
the  ever  righteous  heart  of  Mankind  will  syn- 
chronously throb  in  his  praise — as  mine  cannot 
fail  to  do  while  it  lasts.  With  pleasure, 

N.  D.  SICKELS. 


67:1  S 


LIFE OF-  MAN 


+  THE  LAW:— The  greatest 
degree  of  pleasure  attainable 
with  the  combined  relative 
experience  in  action,  is  at  all 
times  precisely  expressed  by 
each  individual  *  Nature's 
Books  ever  being  accurately 
balanced  to  date  * 


LOVE OF SELF 


BIRTH  OF  THE  FINAL  ERA 

"KNOW  THYSELF" 
Life — Law  of  Human  Nature — Death 


ILLUSTRATED 


INVIOLABLE 
THE  CLIMAX 
OF NATURAL 
SCIENCE 


SIN-LESS  AND 
BLAME -LES 

CAUSE  AND  EFFECT 


DIRECTION  AND 
REFORMATION 

TELLS  THE  STORY 


EVOLUTION    OR    ASCENSION    VS.    DEVOLUTION    OR    DESCENSION 

NATURAL  LAW  is  universal  and  eternal;  therefore,  must  equally 
encompass  construction — the  attribute  of  RIGHT,  and  destruction — the 
process  of  WRONG;  hence,  the  complete  and  undefilable  circle. 

LOVE  or  WILL,  the  hub  and  all-inclusive  impulse— guided  by  ex- 
perience, is  accurately  denned  as  SELF-SATISFACTION;  thus,  The 
Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act,  concisely  ex- 
plains the  inviolable  law  of  our  being. 

Thl«  Chart  Will  Greatly  As»i»t  in  Understanding  th«  Work. 


— 334  WORDS  SUGGESTIVE  OF  CONTENTS — 

Cosmos:  Ether:  Matter:  Actio-Materia:  Time:  Space:  Infinite! 
Finite:  Ions:  Atoms:  Molecules:  Chemistry:  Nature:  Evolution: 
Devolution:  Involution:  Range:  Cause:  Effect:  Action:  Reaction: 
Conservation:  Automobile:  Principle:  Laws:  Gravity:  Electric- 
ity: Suns:  Stars:  Planets:  Crystal:  Protoplasm:  Cells:  Light:  Heat: 
Energy*  Things:  Beings:  Creation:  Eternal:  Ephemeral:  Jeho- 
vah: Gods:  Theology:  Devils:  Miracle:  Animals:  Child:  Youth: 
Wo-m-an:  Body:  Soul:  Self:  Egoism:  Deification:  Origin:  Capac- 
ity: Omniscience:  Heaven:  Hell:  Purgatory:  Sin:  Fall:  Redemp- 
tion: Salvation:  Damnation:  Revelation:  Inspiration:  Intuition: 
Sleep:  Dreams:  Visions:  Imagery:  Belief:  Faith:  Spirit:  Spir- 
itism: Spirits:  Spiritualism:  Spirituality:  Materialism:  Fear: 
Bible:  Christ:  Christianity:  Prayer:  Church:  Religion:  Conver- 
sion: Theism:  Worship:  Iconoclasm:  Agnosticism:  Atheism: 
Idolatry:  Suggestion:  Expectancy:  Concentration:  Hypnotisation : 
Realization:  Facts:  Fancy:  Life:  Mind:  Consciousness:  Men- 
tality: Reason:  Sanity:  Death:  Right:  Wrong:  Intelligence: 
Growth:  Ignorance:  Decay:  Good:  Evil:  Superstition:  Barbarism: 
Fermentation:  Environment:  Telepathy:  Influence:  Education: 
Independence:  Interdependence:  Opinion:  Philosophy:  Science: 
Art:  Morals:  Ethics:  Heredity:  Law:  Lawmakers:  Lawing: 
Property:  Wealth:  Monopoly:  Greed:  Need:  Poverty:  Sorrow: 
Money:  Debts:  Payment:  Homes:  Rent:  Interest:  Taxes:  Fi- 
nance: Business:  Utilities:  Production:  Distribution:  Competi- 
tion: Cooperation:  Exchange:  Abundance:  Waste:  Brokerage: 
Worry:  Marriage:  Divorce:  Eugenics:  Prostitution:  Degrada- 
tion: Temperance:  Intemperance:  Amusements:  Travel:  Family: 
Society:  Societies:  Sociology:  Cults:  Fraternities:  Civility:  Snob- 
bery: Pleasure:  Distress:  Capital:  Labor:  Wages:  Strikes:  Lock- 
outs: Drones:  Slackers:  Derelicts:  Paupers:  Tramps:  Trusts: 
Failures:  Panics:  Pensions:  Donations:  Success:  Master:  Serv- 
ant: Slavery:  Freedom:  Toil:  Service:  Play:  Joy:  Health:  Dis- 
ease: Sickness:  Therapeutics:  Doctoring:  Healing:  Doctors: 
Healers:  Psychology:  Physiology:  Psycho-Physics:  Drugs:  Medi- 
cine: Dosing:  Vitality:  Longevity:  Pain:  Pleasure:  Happiness: 
Fittest:  Slickest:  Survival:  Suicidal:  Suicide:  Harmony:  Discord: 
Construction:  Destruction:  Incentive:  Love:  Altruism:  Selfish- 
ness: Hate:  Will:  Experience:  Schools:  Mutts:  Critics:  Reform: 
Panacea:  Immaturity:  Maturity:  Satisfaction:  Indifference: 
Gain:  Loss:  Parental:  General:  Government:  Monarchy:  Democ- 
racy: Aristocracy:  Bureaucracy:  Anarchy:  Socialism:  Bolshe- 
vism: Personal:  Social:  Municipal:  State:  National:  Interna- 
tional: Racial:  Intellectual:  Scientific:  Suffrage:  Economics: 
Patriotism:  Strife:  War:  Heroes:  Red  Cross:  Politics:  Politi- 
cians: Statesmen:  Officers:  Courts:  Judges:  Lawyers:  Teachers: 
Preachers:  Lying:  Cheating:  Graft:  Gambling:  Thievery:  Quar- 
reling: Fighting:  Murder:  Man:  Prosecution:  Censure:  Punish- 
ment: Imprisonment:  Execution:  Responsibility:  People:  Crime: 
Criminology:  Past:  Present:  Future:  Result:  Compulsion:  Peace: 
Millennium:  Perfection:  Destiny:  Etc. — Endless: 

SIMPLE:    CORRECT:    COMPLETE:    ESSENTIAL:    KNOWL- 
EDGE:   READ    THE    INDEX    THEN    ALL    UNPREJUDICEDLY. 


READ-       -INDEX-      -FIRST 
SUPREMELY  IMPORTANT 


SECTION  I — 10  PAGES 
THE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA 
NEITHER    IMITATES    OR    IGNORES:      DIS- 
TINCTIVE   AND    INCLUSIVE    OF    ALL    OTHER 
BASIC  WORKS:  THE  OLD  BUT  NEW  PAN-MAN- 
GOD-LAW—NOW. 

Strictly  Scientific :  Nothing  Occult  or  Omitted :  The 
Acme  of  Simplicity  and  Practicality:  Essential  Knowl- 
edge— In  Nick  of  Time :  Final  and  Ready. 

—THE  GOLDLESS  RULE  OF  LIFE— 

This  book  cannot  be  fully  forecast:  The  shortest 
adequate  index  that  can  be  compiled,  is  the  entire  work : 
Like  the  Bible,  it  often  repeats  and  extends  salient  points 
in  varying  forms.  A  complete  reference — as  with  many 
concordances,  would  exceed  the  volume.  'Tis  THE  UNI- 
VERSAL PANACEA,  or  complete  final  constructive  science 
of  life.  A  line  of  Natural  Principle  potentially  limitless : 
Void  of  opinion  or  missing  link — Personal,  Social,  Eco- 
nomical and  Governmental — Globe-wide  and  Cosmic. 
The  Truth,  the  Whole  Truth  and  Nothing  but  The 
Truth.  The  result  of  tireless  unbiased  reasoning  from 
Cause  and  Effect  of  Right  and  Wrong.  Its  value  can- 
not be  estimated  except  in  many  fold  extension  of 
Human  Pleasure  and  Life — which  it  insures.  Veritably 
the  climax  of  justice  and  uniform  benefit — THE  ONLY 

PRINCIPLE    THAT   CORRECTLY    SOLVES   EVERY   PROBLEM. 


riii  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

WRONGS  OF  EXISTING  METHODS  FULLY  EXPLAINED  AND 
WHAT  IS  RIGHT  CLEARLY  PROCLAIMED.  'TiS  THE  BOOK  OF 
NATURE  ABOUT  LIFE  AND  DEATH  EVER  BALANCED  TO  DATE 

AT  ANY  TIME  OR  PLACE.     EVER  LAW  ABIDING THE  TAP 

ROOT,  AND  CLEARLY  INTELLECTUAL — THE  RIPE  FRUIT.  IT 
DEMANDS  ADMISSION  TO  EVERY  BRAIN  AND  IS  NEVER  DENIED 
— DESPITE  YEA  OR  NAY,  PER  INVIOLABLE  LAW. 

THE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA  OR  CURE-ALL 

MARKS  THE 
DEATH  OF  THE  CHRISTIAN  ERA 

AND 
BIRTH  OF  THE  FINAL  ERA 

EVOLUTION  ASKS  NO  ONE'S  CONSENT  TO  ITS  METHOD 
OF  UNITING,  PERFECTING  AND  HARVESTING  THE  RACE :  THE 

PROCESS  AND  RANGE  OF  NATURAL  VOLUTION  CLEARLY 
EXPLAINED. 

THE  MILLENNIUM — COMPLETE  SATISFACTION  OF  FULL 
MATURITY  AND  WELCOME  DOOM.  THE  BIRTH,  YOUTH, 
TRIALS,  FINAL  SPLENDOR  AND  ETERNAL  REST  OF  NATURE'S 
BEST;  AS  AGAIN,  AGAIN  AND  AGAIN  EVERYWHERE  FOREVER 
AND  EVER. 

EVERY  CONCLUSION  REACHED  BY  MATHEMATICAL  REA- 
SONING FROM  PROVEN  ABSOLUTE  BASIS.  EVERY  STATE- 
MENT OF  THE  FOREGOING  AND  FOLLOWING  WILL  BE  FULLY 
INDORSED  BY  EVERY  NORMAL  READER  OF  THE  COMPLETE 
WORK,  REGARDLESS  OF  FORMER  CONVICTIONS:  THE 
TREATISE  IS  NO  MORE  "MERELY  THE  OPINION  OF  THE 
WRITER ' '  THAN  OF  THE  READER  ;  SCIENCE  BEING  PERSON AL- 
OPINIONLESS. 

The  work  is  divided  into  FOURTEEN  SECTIONS  OR 
CHAPTERS:  The  titles  or  headings  were  chosen  more  as 
names  than  to  indicate  the  context ;  for  the  captions  are 
only  a  slight  hint  as  to  what  follows  in  any  instance — 

ALL  HAVING  A  FUNDAMENTAL  APPLICATION — UNIVERSAL. 


INDEX  ix 

While  most  any  chapter  alone — especially  JEHOVAH 
AND  CAUSATION,  gives  at  least  a  somewhat  general  ex- 
planation of  the  principle  involved;  yet,  a  clear  under- 
standing of  no  phase — much  less  of  all,  can  be  gleaned 
from  less  than  a  careful  reading  of  the  entire  work — 
anyhow  twice  throughout.  The  first  time  for  the  pur- 
pose of  *  *  catching-on  "  to  its  wholesome  frankness,  added 
wealth  of  basic  truths  and  unstinted  scope.  Then  again 
and  again  for  more  and  more  clearly  grasping  its  simple 
oneness  and  almighty  importance  to  SELF — One  for  All 
and  All  for  One,  EXACTING  HARMONY  AND  FREEDOM  FROM 

LIBERTY;   NEVER  IGNORING   CAUSE  AND  EFFECT. 

The  work  will  not  at  first  please  "sensitives";  that 
is — prejudiced  or  unbalanced  people,  who  may  judge  it 
merely  by  a  statement  and  some  cherished  dogma — just 
the  class  that  needs  its  counsel  the  most ;  but  will  be  at 
once  and  ever  increasingly  appreciated  by  every  normal- 
minded  person — clear  seekers  of  bed-rock  truth :  Prac- 
tically all  will  quickly  yield,  however. 

Of  course,  when  judged  by  conventional  ideas  and 
methods,  the  facts  and  process  will  AT  FIRST  seem  strange 
— even  somewhat  impracticable,  if  not  galling;  other- 
wise, it  would  not  be  the  long  sought  PANACEA:  For 
self-evidently — as  we  cannot  at  once  retain  and  rid  our- 
selves of  an  evil,  the  cure  exacts  a  corresponding  change 
—cannot  both  eat  the  pudding  and  keep  it:  So,  all 
fair  minded  readers  will  patiently  bear  this  in  mind 
until  THE  FINAL  ERA  SYSTEM  is  given  a  full  and  unbiased 
consideration — THEN  IT  WILL  GREATLY  PLEASE. 

There's  not  a  thinking  person  on  earth  who  does 
not  know  that  there  is  much  woefully  wrong  with  the 
affairs  of  mankind,  and  earnestly  desires  a  complete 
correction ;  who  would  not  be  glad  to  learn  how  ALL  may 
be  righted  and  lend  a  helping  hand — TO  A  PLAINLY  COM- 
PLETE AND  CORRECT  METHOD. 

Now,  as  such  is  precisely  what  this  work  declares 


x  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

and  fully  undertakes;  and  too,  as  success  hinges  solely 
on  its  being  unbiasedly  read  from  cover  to  cover;  TO  BE 

JUDGED  AFTER  INSTEAD  OF  BEFORE  A  COMPLETE  UNDER- 
STANDING— merely  a  square  deal:  It  is  therefore  confi- 
dently hoped,  the  essential  will  be  readily  accorded  by  a 
great  majority  of  the  people;  that  after  a  proper  hear- 
ing their  judgment  will  be  good :  For  each  must  render 
a  decision,  primarily,  in  regard  to  LIFE  AND  PLEASURE — 

AT  LEAST  FAR  MORE  ABUNDANT  THAN  NOW,  VS.  THE  USUAL 
UNTIMELY  DEATH  FOR  SELF  AND  PROGENY — the  all-in- 

clusive  problem  involved. 

'TlS  NOT  A  MATTER  OF  MERE  DOLLARS,  BUT  A  DO  RE- 
VIVAL OF  TRUE  AND  DUE  SURVIVAL.  THE  OBJECT  IS,  A  COM- 
PLETE REFORM  SOLELY  BY  LIGHT,  INSTEAD  OF  COLDLY  CON- 
FORMING WHOLLY  TO  MIGHT:  CIVILIZATION  VS.  FER- 
MENTATION. 

MAN — in  the  final,  being  the  pith  and  all-inclusive 
object  under  discussion;  HIS  COMBINED  NATURAL  FUNC- 
TIONS are  very  carefully  examined  and  correctly  made 
the  basis  and  structure.  The  Key-note,  therefore,  is 
PRACTICAL  PSYCHO-PHYSICS;  a  simple  but  complete  and 
easy  to  understand  treatise,  ever  attuned  to  the  uniform 
uplift  of  HUMAN  MIND  AND  BODY — clearly  proving  that 
the  Socratic  Oracle — "MAN  KNOW  THYSELF/'  is  the  acme 
of  wisdom. 

The  work  being  entirely  void  of  personality  and 
the  writer  by  no  means  posing  as  an  exemplary  charac- 
ter, much  less  a  trained  diplomatic  composer ;  the  bottom 
and  structural  FACTS  alone — regardless  of  whom  they 
prod,  ever  being  sought  and  as  pointedly  recorded 
as  the  scribe  is  capable  of:  The  reader  is,  therefore, 
most  earnestly  beseeched  to  bear  patiently  with  its  ever 
severe  frankness. 

All  duly  broad  minded  people  will  quickly  become 
sufficiently  absorbed  in  the  transcendental  problem  in- 
volved, as  to  overlook  the  unusual  earnestness  and  un- 
conventional method  of  presenting  the  solution. 


INDEX  xi 

SECTIONS  OR  CHAPTERS 

I— VII,  INDEX:  A  frank  acknowledgment  of  its 
inadequacy,  as  such. 

II— 1,  PREFACE:  A  brief  statement  in  regard 
to  many  attempts  to  produce  THE  PANACEA  :  Slight  fore- 
cast, etc. 

Ill— 7,   REQUISITE   OF   THE   PANACEA:     A 

clear  and  constructive  explanation  of  what  must  be 
accomplished  by  the  work,  or  soon  become  a  narrowly- 
heard-of  failure;  very  important  to  read  carefully — as 
serialed:  DEMONSTRATION  OF  INTERDEPENDENCE. 

IV— 17,  MATERIA-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MA- 
TERIA — Matter-in-Action :  Final  basic  solution  of 

SPIRIT,  SPIRITUALITY,  SPIRITUALISM,  LIFE,  MIND,  ENERGY, 
HEAT,  LIGHT,  TIME,  SPACE,  SUNS,  ELECTRICITY ;  THE  ETHER, 

COSMIC  CHEMISTRY,  MATTER,  ETC.  ;  potentially  limitless. 

V— 33,  JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION,  for  the 
First  Time  Exactly  Explained.  LOVE  AND  THE  WILL  at 
last  fully  and  clearly  defined — the  most  important  basic 
problem  to  precisely  understand.  PSYCHIC-PHENOMENA  : 
EVERY  PHASE  OF  THEOLOGY  SCIENTIFICALLY  SOLVED — not 
mere  ridicule.  Marriage,  divorce  and  eugenics:  Eco- 
nomics, Government,  etc.  This  chapter  is  beyond  the 
power  of  a  short  statement  to  indicate  either  as  to 
scope  or  importance. 

VI— 92,  DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION  OF 
LOVE  :  A  greatly  helpful  extension  of  Chap.  V.  Many 
illustrative  facts. 

VII— 105,  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL:  The  simplicity 
of  WHAT  is  TRUE:  The  tendency  to  shy  at  Facts  and 
cling  to  Fallacy — its  inestimable  injury  to  all,  and— 
though  clearly  condemned  by  Scripture  and  Reason, 


xii  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

often  stubbornly  ignored  by  the  "  righteous. "  Basis  and 
structural  facts  in  physiology:  Vivid  comparison  be- 
tween THINGS  Or  BEINGS  and  COSMOS  Or  NON-THING,  etc. 

An  extremely  unique  and  instructive  chapter. 

VIII— 114,  TELEPATHY-SUGGESTION:  Not 
at  all  as  usually  discussed,  but  as  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  or 
feeling  and  conforming  to  the  distant — near  and  remote. 
Clearly  establishing  NATURAL  INTERDEPENDENCE — for 
weal  or  woe  of  one  and  all :  The  Key  to  Life  and  Death — 

RELENTLESS,  ESCAPELESS. 

IX— 134,  CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF 
EVOLUTION,  ETC.  A  great  many  salient  problems 
dealt  with — broadly  instructive.  Many  will  consider 
this  the  uniting  link  of  the  Work — heretofore  missing. 

X— 150,    CRIMINALITY    AND    INSANITY— at 

last  completely  solved.  THE  PROBLEM  is  ALL-INCLUSIVE  : 
So,  after  reading  the  preceding  chapters — which  is  essen- 
tial, THIS  SECTION — if  patiently  and  carefully  studied 
throughout,  will  serve  as  the  most  profound  sensation 
and  awakening  imaginable — to  any  thoughtful  person. 
The  first  and  greater  part  of  the  chapter  will  seem  some- 
what irrelative  and  haranguey — but  not  finally  so :  Read 
as  here  directed — thoroughly,  to  and  including  the  few 
closing  climaxal  pages,  or  cheat  yourself  and  others  of 

A    COMPLETE    UNDERSTANDING    OF    ALL-EMBRACING    RIGHT 

AND  WRONG — for  the  first  time  ever  fully  explained: 
Cause,  Effect  and  Cure  of  Disease,  etc. 

XI— 207,  FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT:  This 
chapter  deals  with  NATURAL  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  as  va- 
riously manifested  through  THE  HUMAN  BEING — Per- 
sonal, Social,  National  and  Racial  or  EVOLUTIONAL  AND 
FINAL  GOVERNMENT.  A  ver}'  unusual  and  important 
treatise.  A  due  understanding  of  it,  however,  depends 


INDEX  xiii 

on  having  carefully  read  the  previous  divisions — INVALU- 
ABLE AS  A  BASIC  GUIDE. 

XII— 247,  A  CHAPTER  FROM  NATURE'S 
DIVINE  SCIENCE— the  complete  work,  concisely  but 
clearly  discussing  a  great  many  problems;  making  this 
book  complete — except  as  to  detail  arrangement  and 
workings  of  government,  which — though  requiring  con- 
siderable space  to  duly  explain,  is  very  simple  and  prac- 
ticable. The  basis  of  INTELLECTUALISM  minutely  told; 
its  alluring  advantages  to  both  Capital  and  Labor,  as  to 
everyone  else:  The  Congress  of  Scientific  Interpreters 
of  Natural  edicts.  The  Wisdom  and  Justice  of  Nature's 
exactions  saliently  illustrated.  This,  A  Treatise  of 
Scientific  Suggestions.  SLAVERY,  GOD  AND  GOLD,  etc. 

XIII— 292,  CAN  IT  BE  DONE?  Explaining  the 
seeming  planet-like  barriers  in  the  way  of  duly  realizing 
the  ' '  ecstatic  dream, ' '  and  how  they  may  be  fully,  surely, 
and  quickly  overcome— quite  easily.  Establishment  and 
Maintenance  of  THE  FINAL  ERA  UNTO  THE  HOUR  OF  DOOM, 

ETC. — THE  ULTIMATE  CONDITION  AND  FATE  OF  THIS  MANLY 
FAMILY — REGARDLESS  OF  DOGMATIC  IGNORANCE:  EXPLA- 
NATION OF  PSYCHIC-PHENOMENA  EXTENDED:  NATURE 
MAKES  NO  MISTAKE,  etc. 

XIV— 304,  THERAPEUTICS:  Nearest  Possible 
Personal  Panacea,  with  a  reminder  introduction.  Pres- 
ent and  Possible  Conditions  of  Man  Compared.  The  Law 
impelling  Good  and  Evil.  The  Psychology  of  Health, 
and  of  Decline.  Detailed  Suggestions  on  How  to  Per- 
sonally Regain  or  Maintain  Unusual  Good  Health.  A 
Great  and  Costless  Medicinal  General  Remedy.  The 
only  Reasonably  Sure  Cure  for  Internal  Cancer, 
Syphilis,  Consumption,  etc.  Diatetics:  How  to  Make 
Wholesome  Coffee  and  Tea.  The  Godhood  of  Manhood. 
Final  Warning,  Truth  and  Advice — provocative  of  a 
Broad  and  Indelible  Smile:  AMEN. 


xiv  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Among  the  practically  endless  problems  in  detail  or 
basicly  solved  by  the  work,  are :  First  of  importance  is 
THE  LAW  OF  HUMAN  NATURE— basis  of  all,  con- 
cisely and  precisely  explaining  our  every  PSYCHO- 
PHYSICAL — any  and  every,  ACTION.  Also  the  subsidiary 
or  specific  LAW  OF  HYPNOTISM  :  General  Explanation  of 
Cosmic  Principle,  etc.,  etc. 

The  work  deals  with  every  phase  of  CAPITAL  AND 

LABOR,  EDUCATION,  MARRIAGE,  DIVORCE,  EUGENICS,  PROSTI- 
TUTION, GENERAL  MORALS — all  exactly  solved  beyond  suc- 
cessful contradiction:  FLAWLESS  IN  REGARD  TO  FINANCE 
— clearly  explaining  the  only  possible  and  practical  way 
by  which  EVERY  PERSONAL  AND  PUBLIC  DEBT  MAY  ALL  AT 

ONCE    BE    FULLY    AND    SATISFACTORILY    PAID — without    the 

exchange  of  a  dollar,  and  MAKING  IT  IMPOSSIBLE  TO  EVER 

CONTRACT  ANOTHER.      All  questions  of  LAW,  LEGISLATION. 

RELIGION,  SIN,  ETC.,  as  completely  answered  as  two  halves 
of  the  same  thing  equal  the  whole.  Every  phase  of  PROP 

ERTY  RIGHTS,  HOMES,  RENT,  TAXES,  INTEREST,  MONOPOLY, 
BUSINESS,  PRICES,  COMPETITION,  PRODUCTION,  DISTRIBU- 
TION, TRAVEL,  POLITICS,  OFFICERS,  GENERAL  SERVICE,  LYING, 
CHEATING,  GRAFT,  THIEVERY,  GAMBLING,  LAND  QUESTIONS, 
INTERNATIONAL  PROBLEMS,  DISCORD,  STRIFE,  ARMIES,  WAI7. 

ETC.,  scientifically  dealt  with. 

Every  problem  fully,  correctly  and  forever  settled, 
beyond  a  possible  reasonable  dispute  to  those  who  thor- 
oughly, earnestly  and  open-mindedly  consider  the  pro- 
posed method ;  for  the  essentials — as  associatively  shown, 
are  supported  by  Each  Throb  of  Nature — including  the 
united  desire  of  every  sane  person :  Even  clearly  show- 
ing how  sickness  may  be  quickly  and  entirely  avoided, 
and  a  fully  satisfying  life  enjoyed  by  practically  every 
person :  YET,  THAT  OUR  LIVES  ARE  INTER-LOCKED — NONE 

ESCAPING  THE  CONDITION  OF  ANY  OTHER — COMPELLING 
UNIVERSAL  BROTHERHOOD  FOR  LIFE  OR  DEATH;  ABSOLUTE. 

The  system  would  render  every  person — regardless 


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of  who  or  where,  greatly  more  care-free  and  better  pro- 
vided for  in  every  respect — for  all  generations,  than  the 
wealthiest  or  most  powerful  can  now  command. 

Yet,  every  change  required  and  condition  necessary 
to  maintain,  is  the  very  climax  of  simplicity  and  prac- 
ticability— immeasurably  more-so  than  any  system  now 
in  vogue;  precisely  what  every  RACIAL-CELL  most  ear- 
nestly craves — INSURING  UNIVERSAL  JOY  AND  CONTINUAL 

PEACE  OF  HUMAN  BEINGS  ON  EARTH — OUR  ONLY  POSSIBLE 
HOME  SWEET  HOME. 

'Tis  plainly  shown  that  there  is  not  a  single  "VERY 
DIFFICULT"  obstacle  to  over-come;  that  if  properly  un- 
dertaken, THE  FINAL  ERA  WOULD  BE  IN  FULL  SWING  PRAC- 
TICALLY AT  ONCE — effected  by  mutually  playful  service 
and  unsurpassable  benefits. 

Instead  of  this  being  "a  pipe  dream,"  its  full  and 
quick  realization  is  CERTAIN;  for  the  essential  facts  are 
very  easy  for  any  one  to  clearly  see — when  duly  studied, 
but  The  Incentive  is — 

-EVERY  LIFE  IS  AT  STAKE- 

Answer  this:  In  the  case  of  LIFE  vs.  COIN,  which 
will  win — Where  EACH  must  Choose  Between — an  easy 
to  understand  and  obtain,  UNIVERSAL  Survival  or  Sui- 
cidal System? 

'Tis  convincingly  shown  that  man  has  and  may  live 
an  average  of  near  1000  years;  also  just  why  he  does 
not  now  do  so:  How  we  surely  can  and  soon  will 
unitedly  understand  the  simple  facts  involved  and  act 
accordingly.  NOT  ONE  STATEMENT  OF  THE  ABOVE  CAN  BE 
REFUTED.  The  Universal  Panacea  is  ready  and  Dispute- 
less  :  Invaluable. 

'Tis  naught  but  a  true  interpretation  of  Cosmic 
Principle,  by  a  thoroughly  competent  Natural  Scientist 
— WHIMLESS  AND  INEXORABLE.  When  duly  understood, 
constitutes  a  complete  and  correct  basic  education:  So, 


xvi  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

richly  worthy  of  repeated  studious  and  unbiased  read- 
ing. 

WORTH  MORE  To  MANKIND  THAN  A  CONTINENT  OF 
EARTH. 

NOT  SCHOLARLY  BUT  PROFOUND. 


REMEMBER  !  Being  a  picture  of  the  Great  and  Final 
Change,  will  be  seriously  misunderstood  by  reading  less 
than  the  entire  work  PROM  FIRST  TO  LAST — CONSECU- 
TIVELY. 

o 

— HEALTH- 

In  the  final  analysis,  The  Treatise  is  entirely  on 
How  to  Obtain  and  Retain  Fullness  of  Human  Life. 


NO  DICTIONARY  REQUIRED 

Except  in  an  occasional  droll  sentence,  this  work  in 
every  instance,  so  simply  and  clearly  explains  just  what 
is  meant,  that  anyone  can  fully  understand  any  and 
every  principle  or  problem  discussed.  Even  unusual 
words  are  avoided  as  much  as  possible,  and  when  re- 
quired are  at  once  qualified  so  as  to  make  their  meaning 
pointedly  and  broadly  plain. 

All  real  scholars  will  be  patient  with  such,  for  THE 

TREATISE  IS  INTENDED  NOT  MERELY  FOR  A  FEW,  BUT  FOR 
EVERY  CLASS  OF  THE  MASS  TO  QUICKLY  AND  DULY  COMPRE- 
HEND :  Yet  Will  Serve  as  a  Life-long  Study  of  Ever  In- 
creasing Interest  and  Profit. 


The  Detail  Explanation  Has  Been  Greatly  Extended 
Since  This  Index  Was  Prepared. 


PREFACE 


SECTION  II— 6  PAGES 

Self-evidently  there  is  something  frightfully  wrong 
with  practically  every  affair  of  man,  in  which  all 
thoughtful  people  are  deeply  interested  and  would 
gladly  lend  a  helping  hand  to  completely  correct,  if  such 
were  clearly  possible;  for  certainly  nothing  could  be 
more  generally  beneficial. 

The  Universal  Panacea  has  ever  been  sought  because 
the  reasoners  of  all  ages  have  firmly  believed  that  such 
were  possible.  In  fact,  there  have  been  a  great  many 
attempts  made  to  discover  and  explain  the  Cure- All. 

Every  reform  measure  is  an  effort  in  that  direction. 
The  endless  codes  of  legislation  and  ethics  are  each  a 
batch  of  more  or  less  conflicting  social  edicts  of  the  kind 
in  mind. 

Probably  The  Bible  is  the  most  pronounced  and  per- 
sistent example  ever  produced  in  the  keen  rivalry  of 
guides  for  man.  The  libraries  are  burdened  with  all 
sorts  of  opposing  works,  each  having  much  the  same  pur- 
pose in  view,  combinedly  constituting  a  vast  maze  of 
mind  befogging  theories,  religions,  politics,  laws,  near- 
science,  etc. ;  yet  all  are  blindly  followed  by  a  few  unto 
hordes  of  fanatical  promoters,  ever  cunningly  if  not 
viciously  striving  for  supremacy. 

Every  National  Constitution  is  naught  but  a  differ- 
ent powerful  dictum  of  the  sort,  which  are  often  patriot- 
ically defended  by  their  respective  subjects  unto  bitterly 
waged  social  and  sanguinary — civil,  international  and 
world  wide  wars. 

Self-evidently  no  two  can  be  right,  and  as  none 
have  ever  filled  the  bill  of  affording  even  local  unity  and 
comfort,  it  is  equally  certain  that  ALL  ARE  ROTTEN  AT  THE 

CORE  AND  ELSEWHERE  MIGHTY  SORE. 


THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 


Such]  illustrations  of  proposed  and  partly  enforced 
"•n^cafeu^res:  te;Vdire.eting  and  correcting  heterogeneous 
wriggle,  wrangle,  jangle,  tangle,  strife  and  war  of  faith, 
belief,  opinion,  interests,  authority,  etc.,  could  be  cited 
until  many  volumes  were  filled  with  facts  we  all  know; 
for  such  now  literally  constitute  the  warp  and  woof  of 
the  affairs  of  man  the  world  over.  Hence,  as  to  such, 
the  foregoing  will  here  suffice. 

Yet,  strange — is  it  not !  The  Real  Universal  Panacea 
was  suggestively  pointed  out  ages  ago  in  three  words — 
< '  MAN  KNOW  THYSELF. ' '  The  meaning  and  method 
of  which  being  complete  in  four  words — TEACH  MAN 
BASIC  TRUTH:  Again  the  object  and  solution  is 
broadly  explained  with  ten  words— MAN  MUST  HAVE 
AND  DO  WHAT  IS  BEST  FOR  HIM;  while  the  in- 
dividual and  general  guide  is  complete  in  THE  GOLD- 
LESS  RULE,  with  fourteen  words— IT  IS  TO  THE 
WELFARE  OF  SELF  TO  TREAT  ALL  OTHERS 
WITH  HEALTHFUL  CARE. 

Even  The  Inviolable  Natural  Law  of  Our  Being,  is 
concisely  explained  with  only  nine  words — THE 
GREATEST  RELATIVE  PLEASURE  IS  SELEC- 
TIVE OF  EVERY  ACT. 

Thus,  with  only  FORTY  SIMPLE  WORDS  we  have  re- 
corded five  harmonious  expressions  which,  separately  or 
combinedly — were  they  logically  followed,  would  estab- 
lish and  maintain  "  Peace  on  Earth,  Good  Will  Toward 
Man." 

As  personal  observation  and  history  amply  verify, 
man  has  ever  been  easily  led,  individually  and  collec- 
tively, to  believe  and  do  "any-old-thing" — good  or  bad, 
even  unto  acting  as  trigger  and  target  for  belching  can- 
nons, there  being  no  limit  to  the  credulity  and  submission 
of  childish  minds. 

Yet — as  life  is  normally  sweet,  were  the  same  fac- 
ulty— HUMAN  MENTALITY,  which  is  potentially  limitless, 


PREFACE  3 

UNIFORMLY  cast  solely  in  the  mold  of  ESSENTIAL  BASIC 
PRINCIPLE,  very  easy  to  do,  by  due  training  as  to  tht 
inevitably  respective  effect  of  RIGHT  and  WRONG  thinking 
and  doing  on  SELF  AND  OTHERS  ;  the  result  would  quickly 
and  permanently  crystallize  into  such  a  mutually  self- 
protecting  bulwark  of  KNOWLEDGE,  as  to  be  infinitely 
more  invulnerable  than  the  fortress  Rock  of  Gibraltar 
or  any  Dreadnaught  of  Steel. 

Hence,  solely  upon  and  of  FUNDAMENTAL  KNOWL- 
EDGE OF  GOOD — promotive  of  happiness  and  life,  and 
EVIL — conducive  of  misery  and  death,  is  it  possible  to 

COMPLETELY  UNIFY  AND  PERFECT  MANKIND. 

It  will  therefore  be  easy  to  furnish  conclusive  proof 
that  instead  of  any  MILITANT  GOVERNMENT,  much  less 
some  weird  GOD,  SAINT,  RELIGION  or  so-called  PHILOSOPHY, 
having  the  power  of  HUMAN  SALVATION;  that  A  FULL 
PORTION  OF  PLEASURE  AND  LIFE  for  individuals,  sect, 
state  or  any  generation  of  THE  RACE,  is  attainable  solely 
perforce  of  UNIFORMLY  ENDOWING  MANKIND  WITH  A  COM- 

PLETE     UNDERSTANDING     OF     INVIOLABLE    NATURAL    LAW: 

Thus,  EDUCATIONALLY  INDUCING  SANITY — our  need,  quest 
and  destiny.  Which,  alas — though  requiring  radical 
change  in  ideas,  ways  and  means,  we  shall  later  clearly 
see  is  perfectly  feasible  and  would  correct  every  evil 
unto  permanently  establishing  an  INTELLECTUAL  ADMIN- 
ISTRATION OF  CONSTRUCTIVE  NATURAL  LAW,  AS  THE 
SIMPLEST  AND  PROPER  WORLD-WIDE  GOVERNMENT  FOR 
MAN — THE  PANACEA  AND  CLIMAX. 

We  shall  learn  that  it  requires  but  little  unbiased 
study  of  the  basic  facts  involved,  to  clearly  realize  that 
THE  BIRTH  OF  THE  FINAL  ERA  or  inception  of  the  Millen- 
nial Generations  is  near  at  hand ;  constituting  merely  the 
Natural  heading  out,  ripening  and  harvest  of  A  TER- 
RESTRIAL EVOLUTIONARY  CROP — which  is  indefinitely  re- 
peated on  earth  and  elsewhere  by  The  Infinitely  Extend- 
ing and  Eternal  Cosmic  Automobile. 


4  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Of  course,  precisely  in  harmony  with  the  inexorable 
process  of  Nature — when  duly  understood,  THE  PANACEA, 
must  be  FLAWLESS  IN  PRINCIPLE,  RANGE,  SIMPLICITY, 

PRACTICABILITY   AND   BENEFIT.      A   PERFECT   EXPLANATION 

OF  GOOD  AND  EVIL — Right  and  Wrong  or  Intelligence  and 
Ignorance:  INSURING  A  UNIFORM  FULLY  SATISFYING 

BODILY  LIFE  OF  MAN  ON  EARTH  UNTO  MATURITY — increas- 
ing longevity  many  folds:  OTHERWISE  'TIS  A  FALSE  PRE- 
TENSE. 

The  writer  has  a  complete  treatise  of  the  momentous 
problem  in  manuscript,  entitled — NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCI- 
ENCE, which  will  soon  be  published  in  a  volume  of  about 
six  hundred  pages — clearly  explaining  in  detail  every 
basic  question :  The  fundamental  principle  of  THE  PANA- 
CEA, however,  is  concisely  stated  and  explained  by  this 
PRIMER  edition,  which  is  essential  to  first  carefully  and 
unbiasedly  read.  JUDGE  AFTER  INSTEAD  OF  BE- 
FORE A  COMPLETE  UNDERSTANDING. 

THOMAS  HUXLEY — one  of  the  few  great  thinkers, 
advised — "Sit  down  before  a  fact  as  a  little  child,  be 
prepared  to  give  up  all  preconceived  notions,  follow 
humbly  to  wherever  and  whatever  abysses  Nature  leads 
or  you  shall  learn  nothing." 

HERBERT  SPENCER  SAID — "There's  a  principle  which 
is  a  bar  against  all  information,  which  is  proof  against 
all  argument  and  which  cannot  fail  to  keep  man  in  ever- 
lasting IGNORANCE:  This  principle  is  CONTEMPT  PRIOR 

TO  EXAMINATION." 

This  "swan  song"  of  the  duly  renowned  Spencer — 
judging  by  his  own  bitter  experience,  seemed  logically 
true  to  him,  as  indeed  it  has  and  does  to  many  other 
noble  radiators  of  light :  For  the  readers  of  the  follow- 
ing will  be  the  first  people  of  this  cycle  of  earthly  evolu- 
tion to  learn  that — THE  WAY  OF  SALVATION  FROM  IGNOB- 
is  easy  and  near  at  hand 


PREFACE  I 

EDUCATION  INSTEAD  OF  DEGRADATION 
INTENDED 

The  one  idea  I  desire  to  here  strongly  emphasize  is, 
that  the  epithet  IGNORANCE  is  always  principally  in- 
stead of  personally  applied  in  this  work — ever  educa- 
tionally in  place  of  degradationally  implied. 

That  harshest  of  all  words  is  quite  often  used,  and 
sometimes  where  it  could  be  avoided,  were  it  not  for  the 
fact  that  this  is  primarily  a  discussion  of  RIGHT — the 
issue  solely  of  INTELLIGENCE,  and  WRONG — born  wholly 
of  IGNORANCE.  So  while  it  is  the  only  word  that  exactly 
fills  the  bill  wherever  used ;  still  it  is  kindly  hoped  that 
by  continually  reminding  the  reader  of  its  repulsive 
character,  he  or  she  may  thereby  be  impelled  to  lend  a 
badly  needed  hand  to  eradicate  the  fountain  of  all  hu- 
man ills  from  our  make-up — OFFENSE  NEVER  BEING 

OTHERWISE  INTENDED. 

Perhaps  the  picture  is  a  truer  likeness  of  the  writer 
—who  is  by  no  means  exceptionally  wise  or  a  saint,  than 
any  one  else.  It  is  hoped  at  least  that  the  coat  will  fit 
none  any  better ;  but  if  perchance  it  does,  that  they  will 
find  it  of  more  benefit  to  rid  themselves  of  the  unbecom- 
ing garment  than  to  be  angry  at  a  friend  for  pointing 
out  its  defects. 

In  reality — as  all  broadly  thoughtful  readers  will 
quickly  comprehend,  instead  of  belittling  man,  this  work 
reads  due  exaltation  into  his  character  and  faculties; 
refutes  the  widely  applied  stigma,  that  "Man  is  a 
wriggling  and  wrangling  worm  of  the  dust,"  by  clearly 
showing  that  he  is  potentially  "The  Climax  of  Nature's 
Handiwork, "  proving  conclusively  that  he  is  not  and 
cannot  be  a  SINNER  nor  a  LIAR  ;  that  if  properly  treated, 
instead  of  acting  like  a  "dog  or  swine" — trampling 
"that  which  is  holy  under  his  feet  and  rending  the 
giver,"  he  not  only  desires,  but  always  could  have  under- 


6  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

stood  that  which  is  really  holy,  and  would  be  duly  grate- 
ful to  the  giver. 

In  other  words,  this  work  is  man's  true  friend,  and 
must  be  so  considered  by  all  those  who  read  it  openmind- 
edly;  'Tis  even  severely  kind: 

Remember:     NATURAL   SCIENCE  is  NEVER  LESS   THAN 
UNIVERSALLY  PERSONAL. 


— A  SINCERE  AND  URGENT  SUGGESTION— 

The  writer  fully  acknowledges — as  every  thoughtful 
reader  must,  that  this  is  either  the  most  far-reaching 
BENEFICIAL  or  DETRIMENTAL  work  for  the 
human  race  to  study  and  understand,  EVER  PRO- 
DUCED :  That  if  its  teachings  are  TRUE,  then  every- 
one who  is  fortunate  enough  to  gain  an  early  knowledge 
of  its  contents,  should  promptly  lend  their  every  possible 
support  to  its  circulation  and  broad  understanding- 
shout  its  tidings  by  means  of  word,  lecture,  print  and 
financial  boost  without  stint. 

While  if  it  is  FALSE,  then  such  people  would  be  a 
sneak  to  every  worthy  impulse  of  a  human  being,  if  they 
did  not  exert  an  equally  virile  energy  to  have  it  quickly 
and  fully  suppressed. 

One  of  these  ALTERNATIVES  is  unquestionably  the 
case,  and  clearly  calls  for  a  corresponding  action  by 
every  reader  immediately  after  having  attained  a  com- 
plete and  unbiased  comprehension  of  the  wonderful 
problem  involved. 

NONE  CAN  URGE  THIS  MORE  EARNESTLY  THAN  THE 
WRITER. 


REQUISITE  OF  THE  PANACEA 


SECTION  III — 10  PAGES 

The  Universal  Panacea  can  have  no  limit  or  flaw  in 
principle:  Should  the  slightest  phase  of  human  affairs 
fall  outside  or  be  incorrectly  dealt  with  by  the  method 
involved,  the  work  would  be  a  failure :  And  too,  it  must 
be  the  climax  of  simplicity,  practicability  and  uniform 
benefit:  These  requisites — singly  and  combinedly,  are 
the  crucial  and  proper  test  of  the  CURE-ALL — of  which 
there  can  be  but  ONE  process,  for  Nature  never  does  the 
same  thing  in  different  ways. 

THE  PANACEA  must  be  inspired  and  conceived  by 
the  flawless  constructive  coalescing  of  eternal  FATHER 
TIME  and  infinite  MOTHER  SPACE — solely  per  the  constit- 
uent medium  of  Actio-Materia  Cause  and  Effect,  unto 
the  birth,  perfection  and  death  of  MAN  or  MICROCOSM— 
the  climax  of  Nature's  handiwork;  the  function  and 
acme  of  Material  Science — born  of  co-related  and  classi- 
fied FACTS  OF  EXPERIENCE. 

The  Real  Universal  Panacea  will  infinitely  tran- 
scend in  importance,  any  and  all  other  works  ever  pro- 
duced ;  to  which,  indeed,  all  else  will  be  rapidly  made  to 
conform,  and  can  never  be  surpassed.  It  will  constitute 
the  hub  upon  which  all  wrong  will  be  righted  and  right 
extended  to  the  limit— THE  NATURAL  GUIDE  OF  MANKIND 

TO  PERFECTION. 

Individuals  or  a  few  may  be  continually  deceived  in 
regard  to  much ;  many  for  a  long  time  in  regard  to  some, 
but  not  the  entire  race  forever  in  regard  to  any  vital 
problem. 

The  potentially  omniscient  human  mentality  will  in 
due  time,  somehow  detect  even  the  slightest  flaw  in  the 
process  of  its  life  and  completely  correct  the  error. 


t  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Hence,  as  humanity  seeks  COMPLETE  SATISFACTION  IN 
PERFECTION,  no  defective  guide  will  long  be  endured: 
This  is  conclusively  shown  to  be  true  by  the  constant 
change  of  ideas  and  things  not  absolutely  SCIENTIFIC — 
or  constructively  perfect,  which  must  continue  until  the 
final  goal  obtains. 

Every  mentality  instinctively — even  if  unwittingly, 
recognizes  the  all-inclusive  cosmic  principle  of  CAUSE 
and  EFFECT,  and  inevitably  asks  the  why  and  process  of 
every  thought  or  act :  If  the  real  cause  is  unknown,  the» 
mind  will  deductively  image  or  create  a  propellant  from 
the  totality  of  personal  relative  experience — whether  it 
be  right  or  wrong;  education  being  entirely  based  on 
ENQUIRY  of  causes  and  storing  corresponding  IMAGES  of 
effects — true  or  false. 

Generally  now-a-days,  however — very  few  being 
able,  constructive  thinkers,  the  explanation  of  some  sup- 
posed authority  as  to  the  cause  and  effect  of  observed 
events — for  a  while  at  least,  satisfies  a  great  many ;  but 
not  the  few  who  continue  to  investigate,  here  and  there 
striking  BED-ROCK-FACTS,  defying  further  progress:  A 
small  percentage  of  these  here  and  there  discovered  basic 
principles — by  means  of  hard  and  long  fought  battles, 
are  spread  broadcast  and  gradually  seep  into  the  lives 
of  the  great  unthinking  throng. 

While  this  process  of  progress  or  growth  is  very 
slow,  history  proves  that  it  is  equally  sure;  for  there  is 
practically  no  end  to  the  dying,  dead  and  buried,  for- 
merly exceedingly  vigorous  theories,  philosophies,  so- 
called  science,  panaceas,  bibles,  religions,  laws,  policies, 
constitutions,  methods,  institutions,  systems,  states,  na- 
tions and  GODS  galore. 

The  principal  trouble  has  generally  been  in  build- 
ing from  an  erroneous  BASIC  CAUSE,  which  of  course — 
even  though  the  deductions  therefrom  be  logical,  which 
— owing  to  frequent  injection  of  switching  wedges  of  ex- 


REQUISITE  OF  THE  PANACEA  9 

perience  is  seldom  the  case,  would  result  in  correspond- 
ing error.  In  the  few  cases  where  the  start  has  been 
from  the  correct  basis,  either  the  deductions  have  been 
defective  or  far  from  sufficiently  broad — with  here  and 
there  a  discordant  and  tilting  "whim"  injected;  which 
of  course  contorts  the  structure  and  lands  all  such  any- 
where but  right. 

Many,  however,  begin  practically  without  any  foun- 
dation, like  starting  to  build  a  house  from  the  fourth 
story  up;  as  it  were — mansions  in  the  sky.  Still  more 
are  based  on  mere  visionary  personal  whims,  and  thou- 
sands conform  to  public  opinion  as  a  net  with  which  to 
catch  votes  or  suckers'  dollars.  Then  comes  REVELATION 
in  every  contortion,  tongue  and  color  of  ink,  from  the 
bottomless  pit  to  the  floorless,  roofless  and  walless 
heavens — each  having  a  band  of  defenders  and  clans  of 
defamers — crisscrossly  warring  unto  death. 

Every  one  of  these  efforts,  however,  including  their 
suppressors — regardless  to  which  angle  of  the  compass 
they  point,  are  seeking  precisely  the  same  end — THE  DUE 

SATISFACTION  OF  BETTER  CONDITIONS  FOR  SELF ;  in  the  final 
— PLEASURABLE  LIFE  MORE  ABUNDANT. 

Now  then,  The  True  Panacea  or  Cure- All,  must  fully 
encompass  and  SATISFACTORILY  CORRECT  every  phase  of 
all  this  tremendous  hodge-podge  of  conflicting  gore  in 
store,  and  add  an  infinity  more  of  genuine  lore — ever  the 
climax  of  vital  science  or  universal  good. 

Indeed — there  must  not  be  one  person  on  earth  who 
would  not  fully  agree  with  and  gladly  conform  to  every 
requirement  of  THE  REAL  PANACEA — when  duly  under- 
stood, and  the  requisite  understanding  must  be  natural, 
self-evident  and  self-sustaining — when  intelligently  pre- 
sented. 

No  less  than  every  whit  of  such  is  THE  INEVITABLE 

TEST  WHICH  THE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA  MUST  FLAWLESSLY 
STAND,  OR  IT  IS  NOT. 


10  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Like  the  rules  and  process  of  mathematics,  THE  BASIS 

AND  STRUCTURE  MUST  BE  PERFECT  AND  POTENTIALLY  COM- 
PLETE IN   PRINCIPLE. 

The  Panacea  must  not  only  accurately  define  RIGHT 
and  WRONG — fearlessly  enthroning  the  former  and  de- 
throning the  latter,  but  utilize  all  wrong  in  the  promo- 
tion of  right — making  the  best  of  the  worst;  ever  con- 
structive and  wasteless,  forgetless  and  regretless:  Must 
prevent  need,  strife  and  pain,  by  insuring  universal 
plenty,  peace  and  a  full  portion  of  happy  human  life. 

Verily!  Teach  Man  The  Truth,  The  Whole  Truth 
and  Nothing  but  the  Truth,  is  THE  REQUISITE  OF  THE 

PANACEA. 

For  instance — using  political  Socialism — the  broad- 
est and  best  effort  to  date,  as  a  contrast  example,  it  would 
be  fatal  to  narrow  THE  PANACEA  to  the  slightest  CLASS- 
CONSCIOUSNESS,  or  to  use  merely  a  few  prominent  fea- 
tures from  near  center  of  the  structure  of  human  affairs 
as  all-important  or  the  basis ;  on  the  assumption,  mainly, 
that  people  can  understand  only  a  little  at  a  time :  For 
the  fact  is,  the  first  thing  that  is  clearly  understood  in 
regard  to  all  such  feeble  minded  efforts  is,  THAT  THEY 
ARE  SERIOUSLY  DEFECTIVE;  each  "scab"  seeing  a  few  dif- 
ferent of  the  great  many  glaring  omissions  and  errors, 
and  at  once  savagely  engage  their  rival ' '  mono-maniacs ' ' 
in  a  royally  fought  million  sided  battle;  under  a  com- 
mon banner,  however,  OF  SINCERE  LOYALTY  TO  TRUTH — 
which  everyone  doggedly  assert  they  monopolize;  each 
in  the  final — though  their  chain  may  have  many  a  miss- 
ing link  and  otherwise  defective,  are  HONEST. 

The  fact  is,  nearly  every  reform  that  is  needed  with 
which  to  perfect  mankind,  has  for  a  long  time  been  sep- 
arately but  earnestly  fought  for  by  various  bands  of 
promoters  here  and  there:  The  human  mind  has  long 
since  been  nearly  perfect,  but  like  a  machine  with  its 
separate  parts  accurately  cast  in  different  factories,  they 


REQUISITE  OF  THE  PANACEA  11 

are  worse  than  useless  till  duly  assembled  into  a  working 
whole ;  and  until  thus  put  together  each  part  seems  freak- 
ish to  all  but  the  master  builder:  Yet  when  at  last  in 
harmonious  co-operation,  any  one  can  at  a  glance  see  the 
utility  of  each  part  and  their  combination:  And  yet, 
even  if  only  one  part  is  defective,  the  machine  is  com- 
paratively worthless  until  perfected — which  also  it  seems 
that  any  one  should  clearly  understand. 

Furthermore,  most  people  also  realize  that  the  utility 
and  life  of  any  machine  depends  mainly  on  each  part 
being  in  practical  accord  with  the  whole,  and  that  one 
part  is  as  essential  as  the  other  in  the  combination  of 
interdependence.  This  is  everywhere  duly  conceded  ex- 
cept in  the  great  HUMAN-RACE  machine,  where  it  is 
equally  true  and  vastly  more  important  to  fully  under- 
stand and  abide  by  than  anywhere  else:  The  fact  is, 
however,  "  SCIENCE  "  has — in  a  true  sense,  ever  been 
MAN-LESS — like  a  Hamlet-less  Hamlet — THE  NUCLEUS 

LEFT  OUT. 

Indeed,  Nature  declares  by  its  every  throb  that 
HARMONY  is  the  elixir  of  life,  and  that  DISCORD  is  the 
virus  of  death — individually  or  racially  considered: 
Hence,  the  business  of  The  Panacea  must  primarily  be, 
to  efficiently  establish  and  maintain — perforce  of  unsur- 
passable benefits,  world-wide  social  and  economic  har- 
mony ;  which  includes  every  psycho-physical  affair  of  in- 
dividual and  associated  man — without  a  missing  link. 

Now  then,  concisely  referring  to  the  work  in  hand — 

While  exacting  and  providing  for  absolute  equality 
in  the  treatment  and  condition  of  mankind,  it  would 
work  as  much  benefit  to  the  so-called  "upper  crust "  as 
for  the  lower.  j 

When  understood,  there's  not  an  INTELLIGENT 
wealthy  person  on  earth  who  would  object  to  the  exac- 
tion Of  A  COMPLETE  CONFISCATION  OF  PRIVATE  PROPERTY, 

and  who — tinder  the  conditions  herein  provided,  would 


13  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

not  gladly  conform  thereto ;  for  it  fully  explains  a  per- 
fectly feasible  system  for  perpetually  providing  every 
essential  of  IDEAL  life  to  each,  and  every  person  alike; 
even  much  that  the  wealthiest  cannot  now  command — 
FOB  ALL  GENERATIONS.  In  short,  it  would  take  away 
everything  that  is  cumbersome  or  detrimental,  and  sup- 
ply every  possible  need;  and  too,  it  is  the  only  method 
ever  devised  that  would  inevitably,  completely  and  satis- 
factorily do  this— THE  ONLY  POSSIBLE  WAY. 

It  conclusively  shows  how  all  exchange  of  work  and 
commodities  between  individuals — as  well  as  MONEY  or 
other  mediums  of  trade,  may  be  simply  and  entirely  elim- 
inated— thereby  working  inestimable  universal  benefit; 
even  AT  ONCE — astonishing  as  it  may  seem,  COMPLETELY 

SETTLES  EVERY  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  DEBT  ON  EARTH,  AND 
MAKE  IT  IMPOSSIBLE  TO  EVER  CONTRACT  ANOTHER:  In 

fact,  it  flawlessly  deals  with  every  conceivable  personal, 
social,  state  or  international  problem  of  finance  and  eco- 
nomics— GREATLY  BENEFICIAL  TO  ALL. 

It  furthermore  suggests  a  far  more  generally  satis- 
factory, practical  and  superior  moral  and  ethical  code 
than  any  religion  or  process  of  law  ever  conceived.  Any- 
how— as  anyone  must  realize  when  fully  understood,  the 
system  would  not  only  insure  universal  plenty,  peace 
and  happiness,  but  an  extension  of  IDEAL  BODILY  SPIR- 
ITUALITY OR  LIFE,  comparatively  unto  immortality. 

EVERY  PHASE  OF  PSYCHIC  PHENOMENA  is  FULLY  AND 

CLEARLY  EXPLAINED,  AND  CONSTITUTES  THE  BASIS  OF  CON- 
CLUSIONS— THE  NUCLEUS  OF  ALL  BEING  MAN,  AND  THE 
LAW  OF  HIS  NATURE  THE  INERRANT  GUIDE. 

Above  all,  it  unquestionably  lays  the  accurately 
scientific  basis — so  long  sought  and  badly  needed  upon 
which  to  forever  righteously  settle  the  frightful  problem 

Of   CRIMINALITY — DISPUTELESS    JUSTICE:     Precisely   DITTO 

in  regard  to  INSANITY. 

It  outlines  an  ideal  government  and  basis  for  chooi- 


REQUISITE  OF  THE  PANACEA  13 

ing  the  best  possible  officers — entirely  doing  away  with 
politics  and  possibility  of  graft ;  also  entirely  eliminates 
domineering  personal  or  class  authority,  class-conscious- 
ness, parties,  sects,  etc. — insuring  HARMONY. 

It  deals  perfectly  with  the  great  problems  of  Educa- 
tion, Marriage,  Divorce,  Prostitution,  Eugenics,  and 
Woman  Suffrage ;  righteously  solves  Socialism  and  every 
contention  between  Capital  and  Labor — entirely  doing 
away  with  Rent,  Profit,  Interest,  Taxes,  etc. ; — even  sug- 
gesting a  strictly  scientific  basis  for  knowing  just  how 
much  work  each  and  every  person  should  do — absolutely 
eliminating  drudgery,  being — in  the  prevailing  sense,  A 
WORKLESS  SYSTEM;  also  fully  and  satisfactorily  settles 
"The  King  of  Terrors" — ANARCHY. 

The  Railroad,  Banking  and  other  weighty  problems 
in  turn  most  humbly  fall  in  line;  likewise  the  Temper- 
ance and  Tobacco  questions,  Health,  Religious  problems, 
Panics,  Hard-times,  Swindling,  Booms,  etc. ;  as  well  as 
the  intricate  problems  of  Law  and  Lawing,  Child  Slav- 
ery, Poverty,  Food  Adulteration,  Stealing,  Lying,  Sin, 
Competitions,  Murder,  War,  etc.,  etc.  In  fact — being 
rooted  in  indisputable  all-inclusive  principle  of  nature — 
and  the  structural  logic  being  perfect,  it  INEVITABLY 
deals  ideally  scientific  with  every  conceivable  individual, 
social  and  governmental  problems — BEING  PRACTICAL  AND 
FINAL;  yet,  not  dogmatic — courting  correction  where 
proven  to  be  wrong. 

THE  PANACEA  can  be  fully  tested  by  the  following 
process.  We  will  say — for  instance,  that  one  desired  an 
exact  solution  of  ECONOMICS  and  nothing  else:  The 
Panacea  is  the  only  work  ever  produced  that  will  fill  the 
bill  in  every  respect.  Then  say  that  one  wishes  to  know 
the  precise  method  of  getting  at  the  truth  of  CRIMINAL- 
ITY and  nothing  else:  Again  The  Panacea  must  be  the 
guide.  Then  should  some  one  want  to  know  just  wha.t 
is  right  in  regard  to  MAJHU^GE  and  nothing  else:  One* 


14  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

more  The  Panacea  must  be  consulted.  And  yet  there 
may  be  some  who  would  like  to  know  the  exact  truth  in 
regard  to  GOD  and  nothing  else :  Still  The  Panacea  is  the 
only  work  to  be  relied  on. 

Thus  we  may  select  any  problem  that  one  can  think 
of — Government,  Insanity,  Therapeutics,  Astronomy, 
Farming,  War,  Politics,  Amusements,  Art,  Cosmology, 
Psychology,  Evolution,  Finance,  Religion,  Science,  Tem- 
perance, Dietetics,  etc.,  etc. — no  matter  what,  The  Uni- 
versal Panacea  will  ever  be  the  only  complete  and  true 
instructor. 

In  other  words,  The  Panacea  must  be  IN  BASIC  PRIN- 
CIPLE and  finally  in  detail,  just  as  applicable  to  one  sub- 
ject as  another;  complete  and  perfect  in  regard  to  any 
and  all  problems  of  every  person,  family,  community, 
nation  or  race,  at  any  time  or  place.  Like  "The  Wan- 
dering Jew,"  THE  BOOK  OP  NATURE — herein  called  The 
Panacea,  must  go  on  and  on  and  on  everywhere  forever 

— EVER  SIMPLE,  TRUE  AND  GOOD. 

While  this  book  covers  a  great  area — in  principle  the 
entire  field,  and  is  illustrated  by  dealing  with  many 
specific  problems,  yet  by  no  means  pretends  to  be  The 
Panacea  in  detail;  which,  however,  must  be  born  of 
precisely  the  same  fundamentals. 

In  the  academic  sense  the  writer  is  entirely  un- 
schooled— wouldn't  know  a  grammar  from  an  algebra, 
but  can  parse  every  phase  of  Cause  and  Effect  of  right 
and  wrong  to  a  ' c  frazzle, ' '  without  the  use  of  a  symbol  or 
occult  letter;  which  not  only  includes  every  academic 
curriculum  but  completely  corrects  them — which  we  shall 
see  is  THE  GREATEST  NEED  ;  f or  solely  and  wholly — TEACH 

MAN  THE  TRUTH  IS  THE  PANACEA. 

This  work  was  mainly  written  at  odd  times  within 
about  TWELVE  months,  under  the  most  peculiar  combina- 
tion of  painful  embarrassments  and  ennobling  pleasure. 
The  original  intention  was  to  publish  a  fifty  to  sixty  page 


REQUISITE  OF  THE  PANACEA  10 

pamphlet  exposing  the  frightful  error  of  THEOLOGY — 
clearly  and  completely  explaining  the  natural  laws  and 
facts  which  absolutely  disprove  that  hoary  mental  mon- 
strosity— the  principal  basis  and  support  of  our  present 
delirium;  much  of  what  was  prepared  on  that  subject, 
however,  has  been  crowded  out,  but  enough  left  to 
clearly,  fully  and  finally  settle  that  heretofore  perplex- 
ing problem. 

This  work  is,  therefore,  merely  a  batch  of  rapidly 
written  articles  on  fundamental  principles — coarsely 
constructed,  but  with  every  word  firmly  rooted  in  irre- 
futably logical  cause  and  effect,  from  THE  CORRECT  BASIS 
— MAN  AND  HIS  NATURAL  IMPULSE.  As  the  articles  have 
been  left  just  as  first  written,  the  explanation  and  basic 
principle  is  scattered  throughout  the  work,  superimpos- 
ing proof  upon  proof  as  to  the  correctness  of  the  gen- 
eral premise  and  conclusions — while  discussing  various 
phases  of  the  all-inclusive  problem  of  HOW  TO  UNIFY  AND 

PERFECT  MANKIND. 

Probably  the  most  important  features  dealt  with  in 
detail  by  this  book  are — FIRST,  THE  LAW  OF  OUR  BEING; 

then,  FINAL  SOLUTION  OF  LOVE,  THE  WILL,  GOD,  SPIRIT, 
HYPNOTISM,  TELEPATHY  OR  INTERDEPENDENCE;  RANGE  OF 
EVOLUTION;  CAPACITY  AND  DESTINY  OF  MAN;  ECONOMICS; 
CRIMINALITY,  INSANITY,  PROPER  GOVERNMENT  AND  HOW 
TO  UNIFORMLY  PREVENT  PAIN  AND  PREMATURE  DEATH. 

This,  however,  is  but  an  elaborate  introduction  or  primer 
to  a  600  page  work — all  ready  for  the  press,  filling  in  the 
niinutisB  omitted  herefrom — which  will  be  published  soon 
as  circumstances  permit:  In  principle,  however,  this 
work  is  complete,  and  plainly  suggestive  of  ALL.  . 

The  writer  is  a  common-place  "worldly"  plodder — 
much  the  same  as  millions  of  other  thoughtful  people. 
The  work  was  born  of  a  perfectly  trained  brain  in  basic 
fact  and  logic ;  and  THE  NATURAL  SEEKING  OF  THE  GREAT- 
EST RELATIVE  PLEASURE  UNDER  PERSONAL  CONDITIONS — 


16  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

JUST  AS  ALL  OTHERS  ARE  DOING — each  from  a  different 
premise,  which  could  and  should  be  CORRECT  AND  RACI- 
ALLY UNIFORM — ALL  THAT  IS  NEEDED. 

THE  RESULT  MUST  BE— UNITY  AND  PER- 
FECTION OF  MANKIND. 


—DIRECTION— 
Prove  all  things  and  hold  fast  to  that  which  is  good" 

—INCENTIVE— 
Insures  every  person  a  full  portion  of  happy  life 

—OPPOSITION- 
IGNORANCE 
— the  harshest  word  ever  spoken  because  it  means 

DEATH 

Either  Truth  or  Error  Proves  It 

TAKE  YOUR  PICK  FOR  WEAL  OR  WOE 

"Let  Us  Reason  Together*' 

EARNESTLY 


CLASS-CONSCIOUSNESS,  STRIFE,  DISTRESS  AND  PREMA- 
TURE DEATH,  can  be  entirely  abolished  only  by  PERFECT- 
ING THE  SCIENCE  OF  LIVING,  clearly  proving  INEVITABLE 

INTERDEPENDENCE      OF      MANKIND;       when — HARMONIOUS 

CO-OPERATION  being  essential  to  any  one's  enjoyment  of 
supreme  happiness  and  life,  all  will  gladly  unite  in  flaw- 
less support  of  the  common  cause. 

—THIS  WORK  MUST  DO  THAT  OR  FAIL— 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO- 
MATERIA 

— MATTER-IN-ACTION- 

ENERGY,  HEAT,  LIGHT,  TIME,  SPACE,  SUNS,  ELEC- 
TRICITY, ETHER  AND  BASIC  CHEMISTRY:  SPIRIT,  SPIRIT- 
UALITY, SPIRITUALISM,  MIND  AND  LIFE. — MATTER,  ETC., 
LIMITLESS. 

CHAPTER  IV — 16  PAGES 

There  has  been  a  continual  wrangle  about  SPIRIT 
and  MATTER.  Many  contend  that  all  is  spirit ;  others  that 
all  is  matter;  some  that  "The"  Universe  is  composed  of 
an  equilibrium  of  spirit  and  matter,  etc.  In  fact,  there 
are  all  sorts  of  theories,  but  little  knowledge  in  regard  to 
this  basic  problem ;  which  many  seem  to  think  is  the  de- 
ciding factor  in  the  ever  fierce  contention  between  SPIR- 
ITUALISM AND  MATERIALISM. 

So  while  'tis  not  the  only  key  to  that  problem's 
solution,  yet  the  real  fact  involved  is  of  transcendental 
interest  and  importance :  And  so,  let 's  examine  'er  care- 
fully. 

In  1789,  Antoine  Laurent  Lavoisier  of  France,  en- 
deavored by  exhaustive  experiments  to  destroy  matter, 
and  after  finding  it  impossible,  formulated  "The  Nat- 
ural Law  of  Persistence  of  Matter" — which  has  since 
been  "CHEMICALLY"  confirmed  millions  of  times,  and 
now  the  said  LAW  is  rightly  considered  the  King-Pin  of 
exact  science.  In  1842,  Robert  Mayer  of  Germany  like- 
wise tried  to  destroy  energy,  and  after  failing  to  do  so, 
declared  that  Persistence  of  Energy  is  a  Natural  Law; 
which — without  being  understood,  has  also  been  gen- 
erally conceded  the  world  over. 


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Then,  as  it  had  been  conclusively  proven  that  matter 
and  energy  are  inseparable,  Ernest  Haeckle  of  Germany 
combined  the  two  under  the  caption  of  "The  Law  of 
Substance. ' ' 

Others  have  pointedly  explained  that  anyhow  both 
must  be  material,  for  self -evidently  nothing  less  could 
exist  at  all.  In  the  final  analysis,  however — as  I  shall 
quite  clearly  show,  the  word  ' '  immaterial ' '  is  naught  but 
a  vague  comparative  term ;  for  its  identical  substance- 
like  ghosts  in  the  light  of  day  or  reason,  entirely  fades 
away. 

In  other  words,  when  duly  examined,  it  is  found 
that  "immateriality"  is  generally  unwittingly  used  to 
denote  the  extremely  delicate  section  of  materiality  that 
is  beneath  the  power  of  our  coarser  senses  to  "SEE"- 
constituting  the  so-called  subjective  realm,  capable  of 
being  "SEEN"  or  examined,  mentally  only;  which — in 
the  absolute,  is  the  only  process  of  seeing  or  understand- 
ing even  a  mountain — "OBJECTIVE"  and  "SUBJECTIVE" 
also  being  comparative  or  degreeal  terms  regarding 
nervous  reactions  to  the  stimuli  of  experience. 

For  instance:  In  the  same  comparative  sense,  we 
speak  of  "cold,"  while  scientifically  there  is  no  cold- 
all  being  heat — materia-energy ;  yet,  without  comparative 
terms,  we  could  not  express  the  varying  degrees.  The 
same  is  true  in  regard  to  LIGHT  and  DARKNESS — all  is 
light,  or  vice  versa  if  you  please,  for  regardless  of  terms 
used — our  faith,  belief,  opinion,  etc.,  THE  PACTS  EVER 

REMAIN  THE  SAME. 

These  degreeal  terms  are  very  extensive. 

We  speak  of  psychology — the  "micro  and  mento" 
section  of  physiology ;  yet — in  the  sense  of  there  being  a 
distinctive  substance  of  MIND — human,  deific,  mortal, 
immortal  or  otherwise,  it  does  not  exist.  Mentality — here 
concisely  explained,  consists  of — the  continuitive  or  as- 
sociate actions  of  minute  parts  of  the  nervous  system — 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MATERIA          19 

neuro-chemical  image  building;  which  is  caused  to  va- 
riously act  by  the  influence  of  corresponding  combined 
— immediate  and  stored,  personal  experience — impinging 
and  moulding  forces  from  without :  The  precise  mechan- 
ism of  which  being  elsewhere  greatly  extended  herein, 
and  fully  explained  under  PSYCHO-PHYSICS  in  my  larger 
work.  So  that  psychology — even  in  the  so-called  sub- 
jective realm,  is  but  a  comparative  or  degreeal  term, 
denoting — when  duly  understood,  the  finer  section  of 
physiology  or  functions  of  the  nervous  system. 

I  have  also  conclusively  shown — herein  further  on, 
that  the  ' 'stuff"  or  "  juice" — ELECTRICITY,  is  unscientific, 
for  in  the  sense  of  its  being  a  specific — much  less  an  all- 
inclusive  element  or  substance,  it  does  not  exist ;  for  'tis 
fully  proven  to  be  no  more  or  less  than  a  definite  rate  of 
IONISTIC  MOTION — merely  a  distinct  section  of  their  very 
wide  range  of  function,  a  close  kin  to  MENTALITY;  each 
ever  transmitting  their  modes  from  " battery"  to  " bat- 
tery" of  ACTION,  by  aid  of  ETHERIC  WAVES — the  "elec- 
tric" and  "mental"  vibrations  being  prominent  me- 
diums of  reciprocal  Cause  and  Effect — as  quite  clearly 
explained  herein  when  discussing  the  equilibrial  conse- 
quences Of  UNIVERSAL  TELEPATHY. 

The  spectroscope  records  no  MENTAL  ELEMENT, 
neither  does  it  of  ELECTRICITY:  For  instance,  the  spec- 
trum of  an  electrified  bar  of  platinum  spells  PLATINUM — 
not  electricity. 

"The"  Cosmos  is  a  flawless  chemical  or  ACTIO-MATE- 
RIA mechanism  of  immeasurable  LIFE — ACTION,  knowing 
nothing  of  DEATH  or  REST,  nor  loss  or  gain  at  any  place 
or  time.  The  growth  and  decay  of  finites — ephemeral 
THINGS,  constitute  the  very  life's  blood  of  "the"  infinite 
or  eternal  NON-THING  :  'Tis  like  the  tire  at  the  opposite 
points  from  the  hub  of  a  whirling  wheel,  it  must  travel 
precisely  in  opposite  directions  at  the  same  time  in  order 
to  feed  itself.  Thus  an  exact  equilibrium  of  the  infinite 


20  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

is  everlastingly  maintained  by  an  ever  precisely  equal 
birth  and  death  of  finites. 

Yet,  there  can  never  be  two  or  more  things  or  beings 
exactly  alike;  for  the  reason — based  upon  The  Law  of 
Impenetrability,  it  is  impossible  for  more  than  one  body 
to  occupy  the  same  place  at  the  same  time,  ever  forcing 
each  into  at  least  a  trifle  different  environment,  to  which 
they  must  exactly  conform ;  even  individuals  ever  under- 
going change  therefrom. 

Now  then,  let's  more  pointedly  examine  as  to  MAT- 
TER AND  SPIRIT  and  see  which  it  is  that  obtains  or  if 
there  are  both. 

The  basic  substance  of  COSMOS  we  will  call — ETHER  ; 
in  regard  to  which — as  we  shall  see,  there  is  nothing  bet- 
ter known ;  for  indeed,  ALL  is  ETHER — in  greatly  varied 
states  of  manifestation:  The  name,  however,  is  of  no 
consequence,  for  the  facts  we  are  seeking  would  remain 
the  same  regardless  of  name  or  our  opinion.  Anyhow, 
we  will  say  that  the  prime,  basic  or  mother  element  is  an 
absolute  solid  homogeneity;  that  is  to  say,  consisting 
throughout  precisely  the  same — without  interstices  or 
pores — non-contiguous.  This  we  will  say — whatever  it 
may  be,  is  the  all-inclusive  building  material  of  "The" 
Universe:  Monism — tracing  "ALL"  TO  ONE  SUBSTANCE— 
called  "THE  ETHER"  in  Science,  being  fully  established. 

Now  then,  owing  to  its  inherent  nature,  this — in 
TIME  AND  SPACE,  beginningless  and  endless  substance — 
ever  being  in  a  state  of  intense  activity — ALIVE,  contin- 
ually causes  tremendous  pull,  push  and  commotional 
strain  here  and  there — MAINLY  IN  SUNS,  which  create  an 
infinity  in  number  of  very  minute  whirling  vortices — 
similar  in  principle  to  rings  of  smoke  or  whirlpools  in 
air  and  water,  to  form  in  definite  sizes  OP  ITSELF — '  '  like ' ' 
bits  of  ice  in  water,  EACH  EVER  REMAINING  COMPLETELY 

SUBMERGED  IN  THE  FRICTIONLESS  MOTHER  ELEMENT  :    The 

—  ?,  being  born  of  ether,  when  * '  destroyed ' ' — by  DISCORD, 
dissolve  into  the  "parent"  substance. 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MATERIA          21 

These  ACTIVE  specks  of  "BOUND  ETHER"  we  will  call 
IONS — "ELECTRONS"  being  a  misleading  name,  or — THE 
UNITS  of  which  science  truly  declares  that  the  wonderful 
objective  panorama  of  Nature — all  observable  THINGS 
from  THE  ETHER  in  its  prime  state  up,  is  composed. 

Similar  size  and  whirl  of  IONS — per  influence  of  af- 
finity for  their  kind,  form  into  definite  families  called 
ATOMS — "the  elements  of  chemistry,"  and  the  smallest 
organisms  of  the  organic  or  heterogeneous  kingdom — 
about  90  in  number  now  being  positively  known.  These 
atoms — each  composed  of  many  ions — swinging  about  a 
mutual  center  in  various  orbits — as  the  planets  of  all 
solar  systems  do,  EVER  CREATE  BY  THEIR  TREMENDOUS 

PULL  FROM  A  COMMON  HUB,  THE  TENDENCY  OP  AN  ABSO- 
LUTE VACUUM;  WHICH  IN  TURN  CAUSE  A  CORRESPONDING 
CENTRIPETAL  FLOW  OF  ETHER,  AND  A  LIKE  MIGHTY  COM- 
MOTION AT  THE  PIT — CREATIVE  OF  IONS,  AND  OF  THEIR 
SEETHING  AGGREGATE  COMBINATIONS,  THE  EXTREMELY 
ACTIVE  OR  LUMINOUS  BODY  WHICH  WE  CALL  THE  SUN — 
WHETHER  CONSTITUTING  "THE  HUB"  OF  A  FAMILY  OF  IONS 

OR  PLANETS  :  Such  being  a  new  and  correct  explanation ; 
for  Nature  never  does  "the  same  thing"  in  two  or  more 
ways — regardless  of  proportions. 

The  inflowing  "pressure"  of  ether— CALLED 
GRAVITY — also  heretofore  unexplained,  not  only  hold 
the  "chicks"  in  place  and  regulate  their  orbits  but  CAUSE 
THE  SUN  TO  GROW  ;  while  the  titanic  convulsions  at  the  pit 
or  of  THE  SUN — thus  created  and  maintained,  cast  IONS 
out  in  space,  continually  feeding  and  causing  the  IONS, 
PLANETS  OR  '  *  CHICKS  ' '  TO  GROW  in  size,  and  their  distance 
apart — also  resulting  therefrom,  to  increase;  till  finally 
they  interfere  with  neighboring  similar  organization, 
when  the  weaker  system  breaks  up  and  collides — reduc- 
ing the  UNITS  to  nebula  and  THE  ETHER.  Then  again  and 
again,  ETERNALLY  growth  and  decay — volution  or  in- 
volution, holds  sway,  per  inherent  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  OF 


22  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

ACTIO-MATERIA — COSMOS:  The  Facts  at  Last.  Every 
organism — from  IONS  up,  has  a  constant  in-flow  of  ether, 
and  each  are  likewise  RADIO-ACTIVE — ever  at  once  grow- 
ing and  decaying. 

The  ATOMS  in  turn  combine — also  per  affinity  for 
their  near  relatives,  in  groups  of  families,  and  each  of 
these  combinations  or  CONSTELLATIONS,  we  call  MOLE- 
CULES— the  smallest  ENMASS;  of  which  there  are  many 
grades,  and  of  which  compound  organisms  the  great 
superimposing  world  is  composed — gas,  air,  water, 
crystal,  planets,  suns;  protoplasm,  cells,  vegetation,  fish, 
reptiles,  birds,  animals ;  and  of  their  combination — MAN. 

Thus  we  have  clearly  seen  that  "THE"  UNIVERSE  is 
composed  of  ONE  SUBSTANCE — ever  in  its  prime  state  or 
bound  into  X-IONS,  Y-ATOMS,  Z-MOLECULES. 

Now  then,  let's  examine  the  foregoing  a  little. 

We  started  with  an  absolute  SOLID,  poreless  sub- 
stance— THE  ETHER,  which  forms  into  various  size  and 
whirl  of  IONS;  these  into  families  of  ATOMS,  which  fur- 
ther assemble  into  MOLECULES  and  then  into  all  sorts  of 
more  complex  actio-materia  organisms,  ending  with  MAN 
— ' '  The  Microcosm. ' '  And  all  the  way  up,  each  particle 
of  BOUND  ETHER — even  those  constituting  ORGANIC  MAN, 
has  been  found  to  be  snugly  submerged  in  the  mother  ele- 
ment; every  opening  of  each  organism  being  completely 
filled — chuck-a-block  solid,  by  the  permeating  ether,  leav- 
ing not  the  slightest f '  empty ' '  space  for  anything  else — 
be  it  SPIRIT,  MIND  or  whatnot,  to  possibly  occupy. 

In  other  words,  we  have  found  an  absolutely  solid 
Universe — limitless  in  time  and  space,  composed  of  ONE 
substance;  ever  by  interchange — per  medium  of  growth 
and  decay  of  FINITES,  maintaining  the  BOUND  and 

BOUNDLESS  States  Of  INFINITE  COSMOS  OR  UNIVERSE. 

Now  is  this  all-inclusive  ONE  SUBSTANCE  SPIRIT  or 

MATTER  ? 

We  have  found  that  "ALL" — regardless  of  nature 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MATERIA          23 

or  organization  is  composed  of  "IT,"  whatever  "IT" 
may  be. 

So  now — first,  thoughtfully  and  honestly  ask  your- 
self— for  instance,  is  WATER,  EARTH,  ROCK,  IRON  or  MAN, 
etc.,  composed  of  MATTER  OR  SPIRIT?  Are  they  MATERIAL 
OR  IMMATERIAL?  In  other  words,  do  they  fill  or  con- 
stitute space  ?  Do  THEY  EXIST  ?  Is  THERE  ACTION,  IP  so 

WHAT   ACTS? 

The  Spiritists  or  All-Is-Mind-ists  answer  these  ques- 
tions by  saying, — being  subject  to  the  coming  and  going 
— growth  and  decay  process,  not  specifically  everlasting 
entities — changeable ;  being  transitory,  etc.,  they  are  not 
THE  REAL.  Yet,  we  have  seen  that  THE  MATTER  of  which 
they  are  composed — though  ever  undergoing  a  change  of 
manifestation,  is  declared  and  universally  recognized 
under  The  Natural  Law  of  Persistence  of  Substance,  to 
be  INDESTRUCTIBLE;  which  logically  means  ETERNAL  EX- 
ISTENCE. 

So,  even  in  that  sense,  they  are  at  once  completely 
non-suited.  Yet,  REALNESS  by  no  means  implies — limit- 
less in  duration  of  being — as  an  entity,  but  THAT  WHICH 
is — constituting  or  occupying  space — regardless  of  class 
or  duration  of  sameness.  Space  is  correctly  defined  as 
EXTENSION  OP  MATTER,  and  Time  as  THE  MOVEMENT  OR 
CHANGE  OP  MATTER:  Hence,  to  do  away  with  matter 
would  obliterate  TIME  AND  SPACE.  Which,  indeed,  would 
be  a  noteworthy  trick  for  a  sane  person ;  but,  alas,  such 
is  nothing  at  all  for  the  Spiritists  and  All-Is-Mind-ists 
or  IMMATERIALISTS  :  Nothing  for  them  to  wipe  out  IN- 
FINITE COSMOS,  ETERNAL  LAW,  ETC. 

Descartes  avowed,  ' '  I  THINK,  THEREFORE,  I  AM  "  ; 
this  made  him  famous.  Yet,  perhaps,  we  can  find  out 
more  definitely;  let's  see.  What  is  meant — when  prop- 
erly dissected,  by  the  word  SPIRIT  ? 

Is  it  REALNESS,  or  is  it  merely  a  term  denoting  THE 
FUNCTION  OR  ACTION  OP  SUBSTANCE  ?  Isn  't  it  always  used 


24  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

FUNCTIONALLY?  We  Speak  of — a  SPIRITED  child  ;  SPIR- 
ITED horse;  SPIRITED  fire;  SPIRITED  wind;  SPIRITED  cam- 
paign; SPIRITED  discussion;  SPIRITED  THINGS;  SPIRITED 
E-MOTIONS,  etc., — each  ever  denoting  a  mode  or  associa- 
tion of  ACTION'  or  LIFE  :  Fire,  ardor,  enthusiasm,  vivacity, 
enterprise — even  ardent  .SPIRITS  and  the  like :  personal  or 

Class  IDIOSYNCRASY. 

And  yet,  let's  examine  into  the  final  analysis,  for 
this  is  not  only  very  interesting  and  instructive,  but  ex- 
tremely important  to  have  completely  and  correctly 
solved — not  by  dreams  but  with  FACTS. 

Now  then,  say  we  have  a  single  ION — or  a  combina- 
tion of  MATTER  IN  ACTION  :  Would  not  the  movement  or 
motion  and  inertia  constitute  ENERGY,  FORCE,  SPIRIT  OR 
LIFE  in  each  of  their  respective  simplest  proper  mean- 
ing? Remember  that  THE  NATURE  OF  MATTER  is  BEGIN- 

NINGLESS  AND  ENDLESS  ACTION — RESTLESS. 

Would  not  even  THE  VIBRATIONS  which  the  ever  AC- 
TIVE IONS  create  while  submerged  in  the  Mother  Element, 
constitute  SPIRITED  ether — in  its  simplest  and  various 
modes?  Even,  would  not  the  seething  ACTIVITY  of  the 
constituent  minute  parts  of  ANY  ORGANISM — especially 
of  MAN,  constitute  the  all-inclusive  and  proper  meaning 

Of  SPIRITUAL,  ACTIVE  OR  LIVING  THINGS  OR  BEINGS?    Yea, 

verily,  isn't  the  kick  of  a  mule  or  a  dog  fight — even  that 
of  WAR,  somewhat  SPIRITED? 

Do  not  the  Spiritualists — regardless  of  brand,  time 
or  place,  always  speak  of  THE  SPIRIT  OF  CHRIST  and  GOD 
or  THE  DEVIL,  in  the  sense  of  what  they  DO  or  impel 
others  to  DO?  Even  so  of  departed  SPIRITS,  ANGELS, 
E-GO-S,  IMPS,  ELFS  and  their  ILK?  CAN  SPIRIT  OR  SPIRITS 

BE  MOTION-LESS? 

Are  not  ACTIONS  promotive  of  LIFE,  the  SPIRIT  OP 
INTELLIGENCE  OR  SANITY;  and  ACTIONS  conducive  of 
DEATH,  THE  SPIRIT  OF  IGNORANCE  OR  INSANITY?  ARE 
"DEAD"  BODIES  SPIRITUAL  OR  SPIRITED,  AND  WHY  NOT? 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MATERIA          25 

PRINCIPLE — a  rule  of  ACTION,  is  of  NATURAL  LAW — 
classified  phases  of  SPIRITED  MATTER.  Hence,  without 
matter-in-action — no  Cause  and  Effect. 

Can  SPIRITUALITY — whether  good  or  bad,  be  naught 
but  a  phase  of  INTELLECTUALITY — the  neuro-chemical 
reflex  ACTION  resulting  from  combined  relative  personal 
experience?  FAITH — "the  SUBSTANCE  OF  THINGS  hoped 
for;  the  evidence  of  THINGS  not  seen." — Heb.  11;  1,  is 
entirely  in  material  terms. 

In  fact — when  understood,  can  the  words — SPIRIT, 
SPIRITUAL,  SPIRITUALITY,  even  SPIRITUALISM,  etc.,  be  used 
in  any  other  sense — or  no  sense,  other  than  to  denote 
simple  or  organic  MOVEMENT,  ACTION  OR  LIFE  OF  MATTER  ? 
— Try  it  and  see  for  yourself. 

Now,  can  anyone  doubt  that  the  widespread  pious 
dogmatic  contention,  that  MATTER  is  A  DELUSION  and  that 
ALL  is  SPIRIT — even  that  a  medium  of  spirit  in  REALNESS 
exists  at  all,  is  other  than  THE  SPIRIT  OF  DEPLORABLE 
IGNORANCE  ?  And  should  not  such  a  frightfully  discord- 
ant and  debasing  superstition — ignorance  of  basic 
facts,  be  GOVERNMENTALLY  wiped  from  the  brain  of  man- 
kind— instead  of  as  now,  promoting  it?  Could  any 
other  single  reform  be  of  more  general  benefit,  justified 
or  urgent?  Can't  you  clearly  trace  every  wrong — 
religious,  political,  economic,  legal,  criminal,  trickery, 
governmental,  personal,  social  or  whatnot — even  if  it 
may  seem  smart  and  profitable  to  the  doers,  to  its  true 
common  source — IGNORANCE?  Try  it  thoughtfully  and 
unprejudicedly.  Remember  that  in  the  final  analysis, 

NO  ACT  IS  WRONG  UNLESS  IT  IS  CONDUCIVE  OF  DEATH — 
MURDEROUS  AND  SUICIDAL,  AND  VICE  VERSA:  Such  even 

being  THE  ABSOLUTE  PARTING  OF  THE  WAYS  BETWEEN  GOOD 
AND  EVIL.  Therefore,  the  most  important  words  in  any 
language;  indeed,  the  ALL-INCLUSIVE  MEANING  TO  MAN- 
KIND, is  locked  up  in  the  two  phrases  of  speech,  INTEL- 
LIGENCE— the  way  of  LIFE,  and  IGNORANCE — the  way  of 

DEATH:   REMEMBER  THIS. 


36  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

AND  too — forget  it  not,  that — NO  THOUGHT  OR  DEED 
CAN  AVOID  BEING  ONE  OF  THESE  WAYS — never  including 
both :  They  repel  each  other  as  do  the  opposing  poles  of  a 
magnet.  And  yet,  just  think  if  you  can,  that — EVERY 

THOUGHT  OR  DEED  IS  EITHER  MURDEROUS  OF  ALL  OTHERS 
AND  SUICIDAL — Or — PROMOTES  THE  SURVIVAL  OF  ONE  ?S  FEL- 
LOWS AND  SELF — there  being  no  blanks,  THOUGH  THE 

DOER  AND  A  WORLD  OF  INTERDEPENDENTS  KNOW  IT  NOT. 

We  have  found  that  there  is  but  ONE  SUBSTANCE, 
which  in  science  is  called  THE  ETHER  ;  that  SPIRIT — being 
merely  a  term  denoting  the  function  of  substance,  does 
not  in  REALITY  exist:  Hence,  that  ALL  is  MATTER — MA- 
TERIAL :  As  to  name  applied,  is  like  SPIRIT — OF  NO-MAT- 
TER, except  to  denote  varying  phases  of  ACTION. 

Still  yet,  as  MATTER  is  EVER  IN  ACTION — spirited  or 
spiritual,  energetic  or  ALIVE:  As  it  were,  motion  and 
substance  never  being  divorced — combinedly  eternally 
obtaining ;  hence,  MATTER  in  turn  also  denotes  SPIRIT,  etc. 
This  calls  for  a  concise  phrase  to  at  once  signify  its  qual- 
ity and  function;  which  is  precisely  indicated  by  the 
hyphenated  synonym  expressions  —  MATERIA-EN- 
ERGY  or  ACTIO-MATERIA ;  either  of  which  greatly 
facilitate  a  quick  and  precise  comprehension  of  the  very 
important  fact  involved. 

Thus,  we  have  learned  that  with  ACTIO-MATERIA  01 
Matter-in-action,  "the"  Universe  is  easily  and  com- 
pletely defined — UNDERSTANDINGLY. 

And  yet,  WHAT  is  MATTER?  This  is  what  Ernest 
Haeckle — the  supreme  scientist,  dubs — "The  Riddle  of 
the  Universe ' ' :  So,  at  which,  too,  let 's  take  a  squint. 

We  understand  solely  by  means  of  comparative  rela- 
tion ;  hence,  define  wholly  by  use  of  relative  or  so-called 
synonym  and  antonym  terms,  expressions,  etc.  There- 
fore, knowledge  is  said  to  be  entirely  comparative  or 
relative. 

Now  then,  the  fact  of  there  being  only  ONE  all-em- 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MATERIA          87 

bracing  substance,  it  must,  therefore,  constitute  THE 
ABSOLUTE — having  no  relatives,  synonyms  or  antonyms: 
Hence,  MATTER  is  MATTER — which  is  complete  and  final ; 
except,  we  may  point  to  any  one  or  more  specific  mani- 
festation and  correctly  say  that,  they  each  or  combinedly 
spell  MATTER;  which — though  the  process  be  infinitely 
extended,  could  all  be  simmered  to  the  all-inclusive  state- 
ment of  simply — MATTER  is  ACTIO-MATERIA  or  MATERIA- 
ENERGY,  eternal  and  ubiquitous  ether — LIFE,  MIND  OR 

WHATNOT. 

Now,  having  completely  knocked  out  SPIRIT,  let's 
pay  our  respects  to  SPIRITS — derisively  called  SPOOKS, 
for  we  now  have  exactly  the  requisite  data  in  mind  with 
which  to  at  last  DO  THEM  JUSTICE. 

In  the  first  place,  it  is  avowed  by  each  of  the  many 
kinds  of  Spiritualists  that,  ALL  SPIRITS  ARE  COMPOSED  OF 

SPIRIT,    AND    THAT   THEY   ABIDE   IN   THE    SPIRIT   LAND,    etc. 

HENCE,  AS  THERE  is  NO  SUCH  STUFF,  IT  is  SELF-EVIDENT — 

THERE  CAN  BE  NO  SUCH  THINGS  OR  PLACE. 

However,  as  many  declare  them  " ETHEREAL,"  and 
that  they  roost  in  its  heavenly  realm,  let 's  see  about  that 
too.  We  have  found  THE  ETHER — in  its  boundless  state, 
is  not  only  an  absolute  solid  homogeneous  substance,  but 
limitless  in  extent;  that  is — not  made  up  of  contiguous 
parts — as  all  ORGANIC  beings  or  things  are ;  that  it  has  no 
interstices  or  pores,  nor  periphery.  In  other  words,  the 
mother  element — in  its  prime  condition,  is  ever  FORM- 
LESS, not  even  having  a  surface  at  any  place — no  out- 
side; being  limitless  and  shapeless.  So  again — self-evi- 
dently,  nothing  more  or  less  than  THE  SPIRIT  OF  IGNO- 
RANCE could  be  made  of  such  THINGLESS  truck;  for  they 
could  have  NO  FORM,  ORGANISM,  IDENTITY  OR  LIMITATION  : 
In  fact,  could  be  NOTHING — which,  alas,  is  exactly 
correct. 

This  is  why  the  THEOSOPHISTS  postulate  finer,  finer 
and  still  finer  realms  of  THE  IONS — though  it  is  fully 


28  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

proven  that  IONS — THE  COMPONENTS  OF  ATOMS,  ABE  BORN 
OP  AND  DISSOLVE  INTO  ETHER,  for  they  must  have  such 
with  which  to  build  their  various  grades  of  ORGANIC 

CELESTIAL  EGOS. 

They  had  sense  enough  to  clearly  see  that  THE  PRIME 

ETHER  COULD  NOT  BE  MADE  TO  FILL  THE  BILL.  So,  as  THE 
NATURAL  OR  SCIENTIFIC  SIDE  IS  FULLY  KNOWN  TO  BE 

SPOOKLESS,  they  were  compelled  to  split  the  already  in- 
finitesimally  small  ION  into  many  parts — which  YOGAS 
readily  dreamed  out,  in  order  to  have  suitable  material 
of  which  to  build  ghosts  and  spook  heavens :  Which  they 
say  is  an  extension  of  science,  but  which  is  clearly  known 
to  be  no  less  than  a  shameful  EXTENSION  OF  DUPES  ;  liter- 
ally born  of  UNHOLY  DREAMS — by  the  process  of  CONCEN- 
TRATION OR  HYPNOTIZATION — extensively  practiced  by 
"going  into  the  silence"  and  "listening  to  the  wee- 
small  voice,"  etc.,  INDUCING  REALIZATION  OF  EXPECTATION 
—precisely  the  same  system  that  is  employed  by  EVERY 
THEO-SPIRITUALISTIC  CULT — none  cxcepted.  Which  are 
alike  maintained  by  HOLY  FRIGHT  and  DELIGHT  WITH 
SCHEMERS  AT  THEIR  HEAD — Delusion,  Threat  and  Bribe 
as  the  cudgel. 

But  alas,  "HERE'S  THE  AX" — CUT  OFF  THE  HEADS 

AND  TEACH  THEIR  DUPES  THE  TRUTH  :  COMPULSORY,  UNI- 
FORM SCIENTIFIC  EDUCATION  IS  THE  ONLY  REMEDY,  AND 
SHOULD  BE  DONE  WITHOUT  DELAY. 

CHRISTIAN  SCIENCE  is  ATHEISTIC — "God  is  Eternal 
Principle,"  one  minute;  and  THEISTIC — "All  is  Divine 
Mind,"  the  next.  Just  think  of  a  religious  sect  declar- 
ing that  "God  is  All  and  All  is  God" — aping  Spinoza, 
who  said  "Nature  is  God  and  God  is  Nature" — which 
Haeckle  laconically  refers  to  as  "  polite  atheism ' ' ;  but  in 
this  the  master  was  wrong,  for  IGNORANCE  cannot  be 
polite.  "Eternal  Principle,"  of  course,  is  the  very 
quintessence  of  Atheism,  for,  self-evidently,  it  obviates 
"creation"  and  "guidance."  For  instance,  NATURE 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MATERIA          29 
ALWAYS  REPEATS  ITSELF  IN  PRINCIPLE,  BUT  NEVER  IN  ACTS 

OR  THINGS,  is  the  PRINCIPLE  upon  which  this  book  is  writ- 
ten— as  all  Natural  Science  should  be. 

Christian  Science — of  ERROR,  and  many  other  cults 
— its  colts,  declare  that,  "ALL  is  MIND"  ;  that  in  the  final 
"THERE  is  NO  MATTER,"  then — notwithstanding  "ALL  is 
GOD,"  etc.,  divide  MIND  into  MORTAL  and  IMMORTAL 
camps,  with  the  further  inspired  declaration,  in  effect, 
that  the  immortal  section  knows  nothing  of  the  mortal 
phase — while  the  lesser  seems  to  know  all  about  the 
greater,  making  the  MORTAL  omniscient  and  the  IM- 
MORTAL a  comparative  Mutt — SILLY,  is  it  not  ?  Even,  the 
Eddyites  strenuously  affirm — "NO  SUGGESTION  OR  HYP- 
NOTISM USED,"  and  makes  it  stick  with  hoards  of  o-o-o; 
yet,  absolutely  nothing  else  can  be  found  in  their  shop. 
However — frankly,  C.  S.  is  by  far  the  best  FAITH  DOPE 
in  the  market— 12 :30  A.  M.  Nov.  llth,  1918,  the  very 
hour  that  Los  Angeles  is  celebrating — CLOSE  OF  THE 
WORLD  WAR — the  result  of  J.  C.'s  unguessable  parables. 
Strange,  indeed,  it  did  not  keep  on  FOREVER — and  it  will 
UNLESS — !!  *  *  *  Read  this  work  THOUGHT-fully. 

The  fact  is — as  before  stated,  precisely  as  with 
SPIRIT,  there  is  no  MENTAL  DIRECTIVE  AGENCY  OF  MATTER  ; 
as  it  were — the  emanating  essence  of  a  Creative  God  or 
Cremative  Devil :  Nor  any  mind  of  the  kind  that  is  pe- 
culiar to  Man — comparable  to  gas,  air — hot  or  cold,  steam 
or  the  ether;  either  mortal  or  immortal — except  in 

IGNORANCE  OF  THE  FACTS  INVOLVED. 

We  have  seen  that  infinite  space  is  an  absolute  solid 
of  ETERNAL  ACTIO-MATERIA — nothing  else  being  necessary 
or  possible.  What  we  call  MENTALITY — in  a  broad  sense, 
is  the  recognition  of  the  seemingly  purposeful  sequence 
of  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  accomplishments,  which  gradually 
GROW — by  dint  of  experience  and  The  Law  of  Main- 
tenance— SELF-PRESERVATION,  CROSS-BREEDING,  etc.,  into 

more  and  more  complex  co-related  organisms  of  ACTIVITY 


30  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

— called  INTELLIGENCE,  and  which  must  reach  its  highest 
expression  in  PERFECTED  OR  OMNISCIENT  MAN — DESTINY. 
Which  means — THE  RIPENING  AND  HARVEST  OF  AN  EVOLU- 
TIONARY CROP  ON  EARTH.  Then — IN  PRINCIPLE,  again 
and  again — EVERYWHERE,  ETERNALLY. 

While  this  work  absolutely  disproves  even  the  slight- 
est possibility  of  there  being  a  God,  Devil,  Heaven,  Hell 
or  so-called  Spiritual  life  of  any  kind  or  degree;  it  on 
the  other  hand  as  completely  proves  that  the  PERFECT 
EXISTENCE  so  extensively  and  fervently  believed  in  and 
striven  for,  may — in  a  far  more  agreeable  sense,  be  fully 
realized  by  each  and  every  person  in  the  ONE  body  on 
earth,  than  it  was  ever  DREAMED  of  as  being  possible  in 
the  hoped-for  CELESTIAL  PERSISTENCE.  Truly,  we  may  as 
well  doubt  that  the  Earth  Is  Bound. 

Not  only  such,  but  it  clearly  shows  that  THE  HUMAN 

RACE  IS  NOW  IN  WHAT  MAY  BE  QUITE  APTLY  CALLED  THE 
PURGATORIAL  CONDITION,  OR  PAINFUL  STATE  OF  IGNORANCE 

— conducive  of  strife,  disease  and  early  death ;  that  the 

HEAVENLY  CONDITION  OR  DELIGHTFUL  STATE  OF  INTELLI- 
GENCE— promotive  of  peace,  health  and  FULLY  SATISFY- 
ING LIFE,  is  obtainable  only  by  supplanting  IGNORANCE 
WITH  INTELLIGENCE;  and  that  foremost  in  the  essential 
steps  in  attaining  the  ideal  state  is,  TO  CLEAR  EVERY  MIND 
OF  THE  CELESTIAL  LIFE  SUPERSTITION — regardless  of  phase 
or  degree,  transferring  that  tremendous  retarding  force 
to  a  boost  of  the  ALL-IMPORTANT  TERRESTRIAL  UNDERTAK- 
ING. In  other  words,  transfer  the  great  energy  from  the 
brake  to  the  pulling  power ;  from  error  to  truth ;  from 
strife  to  peace. 

The  time  for  this  very  desirable  and  finally  inevi- 
table great  change  is  at  hand — the  most  beneficial  work 
immediately  confronting  mankind;  so  be  intelligently 
diligent  for  EVERY  LIFE  is  AT  STAKE.  Note  carefully  the 
five  words  next  preceding  this  sentence,  for  they  exactly 
explain  THE  WHY  of  this  work.  By  Clearly  Proving 


MATERO-ENERGY  OR  ACTIO-MATERIA          81 

INTERDEPENDENCE  OP  HUMAN  LIFE,  will  Quickly  Untangle 
Class-Conscious  Wrangle. 

-PEKHAPS- 

The  reader  may  greatly  profit  by  ever  keeping  the 
following  significant  biblical  statements  comparatively 
in  mind: 

**THUS  SAITH  JEHOVAH** 

1  'Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  Jehovah,  that  I  will 
make  a  new  covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel,  and  with 
the  house  of  Judah ;  not  according  to  the  covenant  that  I 
made  with  their  fathers  in  the  day  I  took  them  by  the 
hand  to  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt :  which  my 
covenant  they  broke,  although  I  was  a  husband  unto 
them,  saith  Jehovah.  But  this  is  the  covenant  that  I  will 
make  with  the  house  of  Israel  AFTER  THOSE  DAYS,  saith 
Jehovah:  I  WILL  PUT  MY  LAW  IN  THEIR  INWARD  PARTS, 
AND  IN  THEIR  HEART  WILL  I  WRITE  IT;  AND  I  WILL  BE 
THEIR  GOD,  AND  THEY  SHALL  BE  MY  PEOPLE.  AND  THEY 
SHALL  TEACH  NO  MORE  EVERY  MAN  HIS  NEIGHBOR,  AND 
EVERY  MAN  HIS  BROTHER:  SAYING,  KNOW  JEHOVAH,  FOR 
THEY  SHALL  ALL  KNOW  ME,  FROM  THE  LEAST  OF  THEM  TO 
THE  GREATEST  OF  THEM,  SAITH  JEHOVAH,  FOR  I  WILL 
FORGIVE  THEIR  INIQUITY,  AND  THEIR  SIN  WILL  I  REMEMBER 
NO  MORE." — JEREMIAH — 31:31-35. 

"THIS  IS  THE  COVENANT  THAT  I  WILL  MAKE  WITH 
THEM  AFTER  THOSE  DAYS,  SAITH  THE  LORD  :  I  WILL  PUT 
MY  LAWS  ON  THEIR  HEART,  AND  UPON  THEIR  MIND  ALSO 
WILL  I  WRITE  THEM;  THEN  SAITH  HE,  AND  THEIR  SINS 
AND  THEIR  INIQUITIES  WILL  I  REMEMBER  NO  MORE.  NOW 
WHERE  REMISSION  OF  THESE  IS,  THERE  IS  NO  MORE  OFFER- 
ING FOR  SIN." — HEBREWS — 10:16-19:  Gideon's  version. 

"I  form  the  light,  and  create  darkness:  I  make 
peace,  and  create  evil :  I  the  Lord  do  all  these  things. ' ' 
— ISAIAH — 45 :7. 

"And  Jehovah  said  unto  him,  Who  hath  made 
man'g  mouth?  or  who  maketh  a  man  dumb  or  deaf,  or 


32  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

seeing  or  blind  ?  is  it  not  I,  Jehovah  ? ' ' — EXODUS — 4 :11. 

' '  Lead  us  not  into  temptation. ' ' — ' '  Lord 's  Prayer. ' ' 

The  above  passages  were  found  after  practically 

every  word  of  this  book  was  written ;  yet  had  they  been 

taken  from  the  start  as  a  text,  the  result  would  have 

been  the  same.  In  the  mentally  rich  early  days,  NATURAL 

CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  not  being  understood,  JEHOVAH  was 

unwittingly  created  to  fill  the  CAUSAL  requirement.  THE 

DAY  THOSE  LOGICALLY  CLEAR  SEERS  OBSERVED  IN  THE  DIS- 
TANCE, is  NOW  DAWNING — Thus  sdith  Almighty  Science. 

Though  written  thoughtless  thereof,  several  earnest 
and  quite  scholarly  Christians — who  have  carefully  read 
the  manuscript,  strangely  declare :  ' '  This  work  is  in  per- 
fect accord  with  'The  Holy  Book'  " — when  both  are  cor- 
rectly understood.  Is  IT  ?  If  "  SCRIPTURE  is  THE  SCIENCE 
OF  LIFE"  they  must  agree — should  they  not?  BE  CARE- 
FUL. Some  theists  even  doggedly  insist  that  the  writer  is 
inspired:  NONSENSE! 

There  is  not  even  a  hint  in  the  first  five  books  or 
chapters  of  The  Bible — the  so-called  Mosaic  Laws,  etc., 
supportive  of  individual  existence  beyond  the  grave ;  but 
much  to  the  contrary. 

"The  Christ  Ideal"  is  rejected  by  the  Jews,  mainly, 
because  it's  largely  CELESTIAL  pointings  do  not  fit 
their  entirely  TERRESTRIAL  findings:  Yet— owing 
to  visions — dreams,  many  Hebrews  believed  in  a  future 
life,  but  that  was  aside  from  their  basic  teachings. 

They  have  ever  consistently  resented  the  supplant- 
ing of  their  manly  system  by  a  blind  sentiment ;  besides 
THE  MESSIAH— their  reinstator  of  THE  LAND,  has 
not  yet  come — NOT  EVEN  HAVING  THE  SLIGHTEST  COINCI- 
DENT HISTORY  OF  JESUS  CHRIST,  His  record  having  been 
wholly  prepared — apeing  other  SAVIORS  AND  RELIGIONS, 
about  100  years  after  that  date. 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION 

FOR    THE    FIRST    TIME    PLAINLY,    EXACTLY 
AND  COMPLETELY  EXPLAINED 

Many  phases  of  PSYCHIC  PHENOMENA  clearly  discussed 

LIMITLESS  IN  SCOPE  AND  IMPORTANCE 

-LOVE- 

The  Inexorable  Natural  Principle  and  Its  Application 
to  the  Affairs  of  Man 

-WILL- 
CHAPTER  V — 59  PAGES 

God- Almighty,  what  a  problem!  Just  think  of  the 
"gall"  a  person  must  have  to  unqualifiedly  assume  to 
CLEARLY  AND  EXACTLY  EXPLAIN  in  comparatively  few 
words,  WHAT  GOD  is,  HIS  FUNCTION  AND  DOOM  ;  who,  The 
Good  Book  declares,  "in  the  beginning  *  *  created  the 
heavens  and  the  earth";  that  eternal  omniscient,  omni- 
present and  omnipotent  I  AM:  The  enigma  that  has 
heretofore  baffled  the  people  of  all  grades  throughout  the 
ages. 

History  and  personal  experience  tell  us  of  heathen 
or  pagan  idolaters,  theists,  deists,  pantheists,  agnostics, 
atheists  and  isms  galore — all  sincere  mere  believers  in 
their  ever-changing  convictions ;  some  individuals  having 
experienced  many  of  the  practically  endless  phases  of 
worshipping — the  sun,  thunder,  mountains,  idols,  snakes, 
beasts,  SAVIORS,  JEHOVAHS  and  fearing  DEVILS,  of  variety, 
attributes  and  number  beyond  our  ken. 

In  fact,  none  have  ever  been  without  A  GOD  and — as 
will  later  be  clearly  explained  and  understood,  in  the  true 
sense — now  seldom  recognized,  NO  PERSON  CAN  EVER  BE 


84  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

GODLESS:  AND  THAT  IT  is  IMPOSSIBLE  TO  WORSHIP  OTHER 

THAN  THE  REAL  GOD. 

Thus  with  facts  and  seeming  contradictions  the  sub- 
ject opens.  'Tis  a  problem  of  such  transcendental  concern 
as  to  have  begat  not  only  more  fanatical  thought,  talk, 
deeds,  and  pages  of  doubtful  lore,  but  of  mixed  pleasure 
and  pain,  say  nothing  of  " scientific  theory/'  than  all 
else  combined;  a  question,  therefore — if  possible,  that 
should  be  completely  solved  and  universally  explained 
without  mincing  of  words  or  unnecessary  delay. 

IF  THEISM  IS  TRUE,  IT  SHOULD  BE  EDU- 
CATIONALLY ENTHRONED  IN  EVERY  BRAIN; 
BUT  IF  FALSE,  IT  SHOULD  LIKEWISE  BE  EN- 
TIRELY WIPED  FROM  OUR  THOUGHTS. 

Freedom  of  conscience — like  its  at  once  parasitic 
and  supporting  dogmas,  is  AN  ALMIGHTY  SNARE  AND  DELU- 
SION ;  for  heading  thousands  of  other  debasing  errors  it 
maintains,  it  gives  license  to  THE  BRIDE  OP  HEAVEN  AND 
THREAT  OF  HELL,  the  most  powerful  organized  system  of 
degrading  slavery  and  wrangle  known  to  man  or  that  can 
possibly  be  conceived.  This  will  be  clearly  proven  and 
THE  ONLY  REMEDY  duly  explained. 

Hence,  as  space  is  scarce  and  the  theme  of  para- 
mount import,  "let  us  reason  together" — "proving  all 
things,"  largely  from  universally  known  relative  facts, 
that  our  conclusions  may  automatically  anchor  to  self- 
evident  eternal  truth. 

In  the  continuous  world-wide  discussion  of  the  mo- 
mentous problem,  however,  the  BELIEVERS  have  ever  had 
by  far  the  best  of  the  DIS-BELIEVERS,  who  in  turn  have 
had  even  more  advantage  of  the  sissie  DON 'T-KNOWERS  : 
For  self-evidently,  it  is  far  better  to  have  even  a  mere 
belief  as  a  prop  to  life,  than  just  a  DIS-BELIEF  in  an- 
other's weak  support.  But,  confessed  BLANK  IGNORANCE 
and  INDIFFERENCE  combined,  in  regard  to  CAUSATION, 

LIMITATION   and   DESTINATION   OF   SELF   AND   THE   RACE,    IS 

the  limit  "by  Jove." 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  80 

In  other  words,  it  is  painful  to  BELIEVE,  sickness  to 
disbelieve,  death  to  DON'T  KNOW  OB  CARE  and  HEALTH  TO 
KNOW — about  any  vital  question — ESPECIALLY  AS  TO  THE 

TRUTH  OR  ERROR  OP  THEOLOGY. 

Mere  religious  iconoclasm — blank  discouraging  ridi- 
cule of  other's  devout  FAITH,  now  extensively  indulged 
in  by  many  who  are  far  more  ignorant  than  those  at 
whom  they  sneer,  is  SHAMEFUL  AND  SHOULD  NOT  BE  TOL- 
ERATED :  For  no  one  has  a  moral  right — anyhow  in  such 
supreme  matters,  TO  TAKE  MORE  THAN  is  GIVEN. 

In  other  words,  IF  THIS  WORK  DOES  NOT  ABSOLUTELY 
DISPROVE  THEOLOGY,  the  writer  is  the  first  to  acknowledge 
that  it  ought  to  be  suppressed;  while  IF  IT  DOES,  then 
Theology  should  be  wiped  out :  This  seems  to  be  fair — 

ALLOWING  SALIENT  FACTS  AND  PERFECT  LOGIC  TO  CON- 
STITUTE THE  EVIDENCE  AND  JUDGE  IN  THE  CASE.  A  Square 

deal  only  is  asked  and  will  be  given.  'Tis  a  subject  of 
such  mighty  and  vital  importance — whether  TRUE  OR 
FALSE,  that  demands  HANDS  OFF — NO  TRIFLING  ! !  In  the 
sense  that,  IF  'TIS  TRUE — no  one  should  be  allowed  to  even 
question  it — much  less  ridicule  and  sneer  at  the  SACRED 
FACT  :  While  IF  NOT  TRUE,  then  to  even  think  of  it  should 
make  a  brass  monkey  ashamed,  and  TO  SPEAK  OF  IT  ought 
to  be  considered  THE  MOST  DEGRADING  ACT  KNOWN  TO 

MAN. 

And  too,  as  theology  is  either  TRUE  or  FALSE — as  THE 
FACTS  in  regard  to  any  and  every  FUNDAMENTAL  PROBLEM 
are  ever  easy  to  completely  learn,  THIS  BY  FAR  MOST  IM- 
PORTANT QUESTION  FOR  MANKIND  TO  CORRECTLY  UNDER- 
STAND, SHOULD  BE  FLAWLESSLY  SETTLED  AND  EVERY  PER- 
SON COMPELLED  TO  FULLY  RECOGNIZE  THE  FACTS  INVOLVED, 

WITHOUT  AN  HOUR'S  UNNECESSARY  DELAY.  This  precisely 
proper  exaction,  THE  CHURCH  WILL  FIERCELY  FIGHT. 
Kemember  that  in  all  such  questions — EVERY  FACT 

MUST  BE   ON   THE   SIDE   OF  RIGHT,   AND  NO  FACT  ON   THE 

SIDE  OF  WRONG:     On  the  side  where  ONE  FACT  can  be 


36  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

found,  all  relative  facts  will  precisely  fit  and  NONE  on 
the  other;  for  NO  FACT  can  be  be  made  to  support  AN 
ERROR.  In  still  other  words,  IP  THEOLOGY  CAN  CLEARLY 

SHOW  THAT  EVEN  ONE  FACT  SUPPORTS  THAT   c 'DOGMA "- 

which  as  yet  has  not  been  done,  then  every  fact  would 
gracefully  fall  in  line  to  support  its  kind,  AND  VICE  VERSA. 

Such  is  ever  EXACTLY  THE  CORRECT  TEST  employed  by 
EXACT  NATURAL  SCIENCE,  in  proving  as  to  the  TRUTH  AND 
ERROR  of  every  important  problem ;  which  includes  every 
affair  of  man — THEOLOGY  BEING  LEGITIMATELY  WITHIN 
ITS  SCOPE. 

This  rule  is  stated  here,  not  merely  to  test  THEOLOGY 
by,  but  to  test  every  problem  dealt  with  by  this  work — 
of  which  there  are  HUNDREDS — all  associated  in  FUNDA- 
MENTAL PRINCIPLE.  The  Truth — void  of  prejudice  or 
opinion,  ever  being  sought. 

Now  then — as  will  a  little  later  become  clearly  ap- 
parent, without  intent  of  the  slightest  reflection  on  any 
person,  sect,  creed  or  general  belief — AS  is  EVER  THE  CASE 
IN  THIS  WORK,  in  the  strictest  impersonal  or  SCIENTIFIC 
sense,  I  shall  first  of  all  record  the  only  single  word  that 
precisely  and  completely  explains  what  constitutes  each 
and  every  phase  of  " extrinsic'*  GOD  ever  conceived  by 
the  mortal  or — if  you  please,  immortal  mind  of  man; 
then  prove  it  to  the  very  hilt  by  flawless  and  indubitable 
evidence — EVER  AS  CLEAR  AS  TWO  HALVES  OF  A  THING 
EQUAL  THE  WHOLE;  firmly  establish  every  step  by  dis- 
puteless  facts  and  logic. 

'Tis  naught  but  THE  PROPER  NAME  for  that  crude 
and  struggling  state  of  HUMAN  MENTALITY,  rightly 
termed  IGNORANCE:  Which,  alas,  correctly  spells 
DEVIL  and  the  full  range  of  their  frightfully  debasing  co- 
partnership ;  as  it  likewise  does  every  other  WRONG  or 
actions  promotive  of  DEATH.  Furthermore,  such  is  as 
well  exactly  the  attributes  of  INSANITY. 

IGNORANCE  and  INSANITY,  therefore — in  the  final 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  37 

analysis,  are  synonymous  terms,  alike — when  asserted, 
constitute  phases  and  degrees  of  murder  and  suicide, 
which  will  be  instructively  discussed  later  on.  We  shall 
first  clearly  see,  however,  that  GOD  and  IGNORANCE  are 
always  ONE  AND  THE  SAME. 

While  it  is  generally  believed  there  are  many  NAT- 
URAL LAWS,  there  is  in  fact  but  ONE — THE  ALL-INCLUSIVE 
COSMIC  PRINCIPLE  that  is  universally  recognized  and 
usually  spoken  of  as  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT — action  and  re- 
action are  equal,  eternally  conserving  Cosmic  Life;  of 
which  each  subsidiary  expression — such  as  "The  Law 
of  Gravity,"  "The  Law  of  Inertia,"  "The  Law  of. Fall- 
ing Bodies,"  etc.,  are  relative  integral  parts.  These 
apparently  diverse  phenomena  being  here  and  there  sep- 
arately recognized  and  their  respective  phases  explained 
by  the  so-called  "Laws  of  Nature";  which  is  accom- 
plished by  widely  observing  that  A  CERTAIN  CAUSE  in- 
variably produces  A  CERTAIN  EFFECT,  and  that  A  CERTAIN 
EFFECT  never  occurs  independent  of  a  CERTAIN  CAUSE — 

MATTER    EVER    IN    DEFINITE    CAUSE    AND    EFFECT    ACTION, 

broadly  spelling  conservation. 

Basic  problems  should,  therefore,  be  considered  in 
the  light  of  "The  Law  of  Persistence  of  'Materia-En- 
ergy'  :  —formulated  in  1789,  after  exhaustive  experi- 
ments by  Lavoisier  of  France — the  founder  of  modern 
chemistry;  since  thoroughly  verified  millions  of  times 
and  now  universally  recognized  as  the  keystone  of  exact 
science — declaring  the  indestructibility  and  inconstruc- 
tibility — from  a  void,  of  actio-materia.  That  is  to  say — 

As  something  to  nothing  cannot  run; 
Of  nothing  something  could  not  come. 

In  other  words — 

That  which  is  ever  was  and  cannot  be  destroyed. 
An  Eternal  Vital  Cosmos,  automatically  employed. 

It  is  thus  quite  clearly  shown  that — 

Cause  and  Effect  are  Each  an  Equal  Cause  and  Effect. 
That  the  Natural  chain  is  Endless  without  a  defect. 


38  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Again,  we  may  quite  conclusively  state  the  case  in  tht 
following  sylogistic  rhyme — 

Cosmos  being  Eternal,  Change  by  Cause  and  Effect; 
Hence,  all  GODS  are  delusions,  is  precise  logic  you  bet. 

In  other  words,  "The"  Universe  being  beginning- 
less — no  creation,  and  all  change  resulting  from  inher- 
ent energy,  what  has  '  *  God ' '  ever  done  t 

Why — as  we  have  plainly  seen,  'tis  impossible  to 
think  except  in  terms  of  MATTER;  even — ENERGY,  SPIRIT, 
MIND,  LIFE,  etc. — in  the  sense  of  being  ' 'IMMATERIAL "- 
or  in  REALNESS  exist  at  all,  are  delusions:  The  varying 
reciprocal  organic  MOVEMENT  or  ACTION  of  substance- 
different  phases  of  PHENOMENA  being  designated  by  a 
name,  fully  accounting  for  all  such.  As  it  were — THERE 

IS    NO     LIFE,     MIND,     SPIRIT,     ELECTRICITY,     OR     ENERGY— 

specifically  as  such,  but  as  MATTER  is  EVER  IN  ACTION,  we 
call  different  modes  and  complications  of  THE  ACTION- 
LIFE,  MIND,  SPIRIT,  ENERGY,  ELECTRICITY,  etc. 

This  is  why  I  formulated  the  hyphenated  synonyms 
— ACTIO-MATERIA  and  MATERiA-ENERGY,  either  of  which 
being  handy  phrases  with  which — when  understood,  to 
ever  fully  and  concisely  express  the  quality  and  func- 
tion of  MATTER.  In  fact,  exactly  define  "THE  ALL"  or 
"IT,"  for  COSMOS  is  MATTER-IN- ACTION — INFINITE  IN 
TIME  AND  SPACE:  ETERNAL.  The  beginnmgless  and  end- 
less meaning  of  the  word  "ETERNAL"  is  all-important  to 
clearly  and  forgetlessly  grasp. 

So,  while  my  "poetry"  may  be  bad,  the  inevitable 
inference  spells  death  to  the  dogma  of  DEIFIC  CREATION, 

PRESERVATION,    DIRECTION,    INTERVENTION    and    the    like— 

the  essential  attributes  of  A  GOD — except  in  blank  IMAG- 
INATION OR  FORGETFULNESS  of  self-evident,  axiomatic 
FACTS  and  proven  ETERNAL  COSMOS. 

And  yet,  let's  veritably  clinch  these  spikes,  to  which 
— as  we  shall  presently  see,  there  is  not  a  single  excep- 
tion; which  logically  constitutes  absolute  proof  of  a 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  88 

GODLESS  ETERNAL  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  UNIVERSE — the  only 
possible  automobile  or  perpetual  motion. 

Indeed,  it  is  not  only  self-evident  and  axiomatic — 
by  ever  speaking  of  "THE  ETERNAL  LAW  OF  NATURE," 
that  every  EFFECT  has  an  exactly  commensurate  natural 
CAUSE — for  time  and  space  ad  infinitum.  Verily,  as  such 
words  as — IF,  WHY,  BECAUSE,  HENCE,  THEREFORE,  REASON, 
etc.,  amply  indicate,  we  are  unable  to  think  in  any  other 
terms — which  include  every  phase  of  HUMAN  FUNCTION, 
for  cause  and  effect  rules  everywhere  supreme :  To  ASK 

THE   WHY   OF   AN    OCCURRENCE   IS   TO   SEEK   THE   NATURA.L 
CAUSE — EVEN  IF  NOT  SO  UNDERSTOOD. 

Not  merely  every  human  being,  but  the  lower  ani- 
mals are  clearly  cognizant  of  a  cause  for  every  effect — 
whether  understood  or  not.  'Tis  not  only  a  universal 
faculty  but  a  necessary  postulate  of  mentality,  impelled 
by  the  impetus  of  SURVIVAL — avoidance  of  pain.  Hence, 
when  a  person  is  IGNORANT  of  the  true  Natural  cause  of 
any  observed  effect,  they  inevitably  resort  to  a  CREATOR 
of  some  kind ;  either  such  as  they  have  been  specifically 
taught,  or  must  IMAGINE  a  propellant  exactly  in  accord 
with  the  reflex  of  combine  relative  personal  experience — 
the  basis  of  reason  or  judgment,  regardless  of  degree  of 
development;  and  of  course,  every  conclusion  must 
either  be  TRUE  OR  FALSE  in  regard  to  the  facts. 

Experience — the  only  teacher,  ever  being  somewhat 
or  greatly  different,  however,  results  as  we  know,  in  all 
sorts  of  WARRING  ideas  and  actions;  which — under  a 
proper  study  of  UNIVERSAL  TELEPATHY — explaining  IN- 
TERDEPENDENCE, we  shall  learn  is  at  present  THE  CAUSE 

OF   UNIVERSAL   DEATH   OF   HUMAN   BEINGS  at   Only   a   fraC- 
tion  Of  THE  POSSIBLE  UNIFORM  SPAN  OF  LIFE;  which  has 

been  the  case  if  The  Bible  is  true — as  it  mainly  is — when 
understood,  since  a  very  early  period  of  the  race. 

The  present  general  condition  is  such  an  ALL-EN- 
GULFING AND  SUICIDAL  FACT,  that  it  far  transcends  even 


40  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

the  average  bright  mind  to  more  than  vaguely  realize; 
while  most  people  have  been  so  thoroughly  benumbed 
by  its  overwhelming  and  relentless  grasp,  as  to  impel 
them  to  snap,  jeer  and  sneer  like  maniacs  at  any  attempt 

—AS  IN  THE  INSTANCE  OF  THIS  WORK,  to  even  SUggCSt   a 

process  by  which  the  fiendish  trance  of  DEATH  may  be 
duly  transformed  into  a  fiesta  of  LIFE:  THUS  THE  SOLE 

OBJECT  OF  THIS  TREATISE  IS  CLEARLY  SET  FORTH. 

Nearly  everybody  has  noted  that,  one  of  the  first 
things  a  child  does  soon  as  old  enough  to  observe  and 
speak  is,  to  ask  in  regard  to  "THE  CAUSE  OF"  actions  of 
which  they  are  IGNORANT;  for  instance — Mamma,  what 
makes  the  bread  rise  ?  And  they  are  told  of  saleratus  or 
baking  powder,  heat,  etc. — a  GODLESS  process.  But  when 
the  kid  ventures  the  query — Mamma,  what  makes  the 
grass  grow,  the  sun  shine,  as  to  the  cause  of  rain  or 
such ;  and — if  the  mother  is  IGNORANT  in  regard  to  such 
— as  most  people  now  are,  and  devout,  she  solemnly 
answers — GOD,  my  child.  Which,  of  course — were  the 
youngster  to  finally  acquire  a  scientific  education — as  all 
should,  would  be  found  untrue ;  as  in  every  such  instance 
throughout  the  possible  range  of  experience — which  is 
practically  limitless,  must  be  learned  to  be  the  case. 

This  is  pointedly  illustrated  by  an  incident  in  re- 
gard to  the  masterly  five-volume  work — "Mecanique 
Celesta,"  by  the  duly  renowned  Cosmologist — Pierre 
Laplace,  which  Napoleon  carefully  read,  then  earnestly 
asked — "Marquis,  WHERE  is  GOD?"  To  which  the 
"superman"  calmly  replied — "Sire,  I  HAD  NO  USE  FOR 
HIM";  yet  the  entire  range  and  process  of  Nature  had 
been  quite  accurately  dealt  with:  Humboldt  said — 
after  completing  his  similar  great  work — "I  found  no 
God ' ' :  The  same — in  effect,  has  been  earnestly  avowed 
by  a  great  many  of  the  ablest  mediums  of  science: 
Remember  this. 

And  so  it  is,  GOD  or  IGNORANCE  always  take  back- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  41 

ward  strikes  precisely  apace  with  the  forward  march  of 
GENUINE  NATURAL  SCIENCE;  until  finally  conflicting 
superstition  shall  vanish  and  THE  TRUTH — without  a 
missing  fact  or  flaw  in  connecting  logic — which  never 
disagree,  will  reign  supreme — THE  QUEST  AND  DESTINY 
OF  MAN:  Harmony  means  LIFE. 

The  Human  Brain — extending  throughout  the 
body,  with  the  dominant  ganglion — main  nerve  associat- 
ing or  switching  mechanism  in  the  cranium,  has  poten- 
tially unlimited  capacity  for  accurately  recording  and 
reflecting  every  impinging  influence,  by  a  perfect 
method  of  indelible  neuro-chemical  IMAGE  BUILDING — a 
process  of  variously  associating  the  intricate  nervous 
system  in  action ;  as  in  our  thoughts,  dreams  or  visions, 
condition,  deeds,  etc. ;  ever  constructing  at  least  some- 
what different  PERSONALITIES,  perforce  of  the  diverse 
and  continually  changing  compound  of  INDIVIDUAL  EX- 
PERIENCE— which  it  unerringly  does.  The  ALMIGHTY 
BUILDER — Cause  and  Effect,  ever  being  obeyed — playing 
no  favorites  in  the  mistakeless  game  of  perpetual  cosmic 
internal  flux  of  inherent  actio-materia — SPIRIT,  ACTION, 
OR  LIFE  OF  MATTER  :  Many  phases  of  the  higher  organic 
action  being  called  INTELLIGENCE. 

The  all-important  science  of  psychology  was  not  in 
the  slightest  understood  till  less  than  one  hundred  and 
fifty  years  ago;  of  which  very  few — even  of  prominent 
psychologists,  have  any  basic  knowledge  unto  this  day. 

The  Bible  hasn't  the  word  BRAIN  in  it,  nor  is  its 
functions  referred  to.  It  is  said  that  Christ  "shooed" 
legions  of  evil  spirits  from  the  Gerasene  demoniac  and 
into  a  drove  of  swine,  causing  them  to  rush  down  unto 
death  in  the  sea. 

So,  as  The  Prophets  of  old  were  IGNORANT  of  the 
furtive  Natural  Law  that,  DEVOUT  CONCENTRATED  BELIEF 

AND  EXPECTANCY,  CONSTITUTE  THE  EXACT  PROCESS  OF 
AUTO-HYPNOTIZATION  AND  THE  DIRECTING  AGENCY;  nor 


49  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

understanding  as  to  their  wonderful  IMAGE  BUILDING 
mental  faculty,  thus  fully  employed;  much  less  in  re- 
gard tO  THE  OMNIPOTENT  BASIC  PRINCIPLE  OF  CAUSALITY 

— inherent  in  materia-energy,  they  should,  therefore,  be 
excused  for  honestly  BELIEVING  in  the  SEEMINGLY  living 
and  commanding  JEHOVAH  of  their  vivid  DREAMS  OR 
VISIONS  and  more  wakeful  REASONING;  for,  THE  IMAGE — 
employing  every  essential  faculty,  precisely  paid  the  bill 

Of  THEIR  TEACHINGS  AND  CAUSATIVE  REQUIREMENTS — JUSt 

as  Spiritualistic  and  similar  phenomena  does  today; 
with  general  appearance,  modes  of  action,  speech,  color, 
environmental  setting  and  variety  or  number — EVER 

PRECISELY  AS  THUS  UNWITTINGLY  ORDERED ;  the  inevitable 

result  of  corresponding  CONCENTRATED  EXPECTANCY— 
which  is  ever  obeyed  whether  constructive  or  destructive 

— TRUE  OR  FALSE. 

Such  IMAGERY  is  unlimited,  ranging  from  minor 
fancy  to  SEEING,  HEARING,  SMELLING,  TASTING,  or  va- 
riously FEELING  ANY-OLD-THING,  unto — fervent  ecstasy, 
pain,  pleasure,  ghosts,  mansions  in  the  sky,  heavens  and 
hells;  many  even  "dreamally"  enjoying  an  opera — 
without  missing  a  note,  incident,  scene  or  face ;  also  em- 
braces, travel,  business,  war,  etc. — including  precisely 
correct  TIME  AND  SPACE.  For  instance:  just  think  of 

NIGHTMARE,  DELIRIUM  TREMENS,  WITCHCRAFTERY,  HYP- 
NOTIC  PHANTASM,  PREMONITION,  ETC. — Covering  every 

possible  phase  of  realistic  and  poetical  IMAGERY;  even 
the  most  lucid  of  wakeful  REASONING  being  naught  else 

— BROADER  REACTION  TO  PERSONAL  EXPERIENCE. 

Yet,  when  asked  WHAT  ACT  THEY  PERSONALLY  KNOW 
OF  THAT  GOD  EVER  DID,  nearly  all  quickly  answer — "He 
converted  and  saved  me."  Then  when  asked  what  con- 
verts others  to  ATHEISM,  they  shout  "THE  DEVIL. "  And 
yet,  it  is  perfectly  obvious  that  the  wonderfully  varying 
"  CONVERSIONS  "  are  alike  the  result  of  EXPERIENCE  AND 
TRUST,  for  people  have — by  the  same  general  process, 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  43 

been  persuaded  into  all  sorts  of  fantastic  beliefs  and 
faiths;  each — FROM  SNAKE  WORSHIP  TO  CHRISTIANITY — 
INCLUSIVE,  feeling  the  same  convincing  ecstatical  emo- 
tions when  "RE-BORN"  and  living  in  "THE  SPIRIT"  of 
their  "DIVINE  CONVICTIONS."  Which  with  many,  how- 
ever, is  progressively  changed — as  varied  dominant  in- 
fluences dictate,  until  they  finally  sail  into  the  serene 
haven  of  NATURAL  SCIENCE  and  firmly  anchor  to  the 
bedrock  of  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT — at  once  FREED  FROM 

ERROR  AND  SECURELY  BOUND  BY  TRUTH. 

INSPIRATION  is  EASILY  THE  CHAMPION  LIAR  AND 
MEDIUM  OF  VICE  ;  for,  being  an  exact  reflex  of  compound 
relative  personal  experience — much  never  having  been 
conscious — resulting  in  strange  combinations  or  im- 
pulses— ACCOUNTING  FOR  "INTUITION,"  nor  combinedly 
ever  alike,  CANNOT  PRECISELY  REPEAT  ITSELF  :  And,  emi- 
nent authorities  truly  affirm  that,  "CRIMINALS"  are  gen- 
erally guided  by  "INTUITIVE  HUNCHES" — inspired  by 
the  same  general  process  as  "saints,"  and  that  these 
varying  phases  are  ever  at  war. 

In  fact,  it  is  plainly  evident  that,  ENNOBLING  SPIRIT- 
UALITY IS  NAUGHT  BUT  ENTHRONED  INTELLECTUALITY — 

and  VICE-VERSA;  for  every  impulse  or  action  is  WITHIN 

THE  RANGE   AND  FUNCTION  OF   MENTALITY:      If  not,   how 

could  any  such  be  known?  Can  one  know  the  slightest 
about  anything  NOT  WITHIN  THE  SCOPE  OF  THEIR  MEN- 
TAL FACULTIES?  Many  of  these  unfortunates,  however, 
earnestly  declare  that  such  is  possible — WHILE  EXPLAIN- 
ING THEIR  EXPERIENCE  which  " PROVES"  IT — TO  THEIR 

THOUGHTLESS  SELF:  Ever  doggedly  clinging  to  a  mon- 
strous wrong — is  RIGHT. 

If  all  such  is  within  the  possible  faculty  of  mentality 
— as  explaining  the  phenomena  proves  that  it  is,  then 
why  is  it  not  its  function? 

Does  not  FEELING — reaction  to  stimuli  or  EXPERI- 
ENCE— constitute  the  Natural  phenomena  of  mentality 


44  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

— good  or  bad?  Nothing  is  more  certain  than  it  does. 
Has  not  JOY  AND  PAIN  the  same  medium  of  expression? 
Of  course,  no  one  ever  saw  God — except  by  IMAGE 
BUILDING  FAITH,  much  less  personally  know  of  an  act  he 
ever  did — other  than  spook  belief  performed;  for  the 
good  and  sufficient  reason — as  we  will  a  little  further  on 
clearly  see,  that  "MAN  MADE  GOD  IN  HIS  OWN  IMAGE,  EN 

THE  IMAGE  OF  MAN  MADE  HE  HIM." 

In  fact,  man  has  solely  the  faculty  of  PSYCHO- 
PHYSICAL  IMAGERY.  REASON — which  includes  every 
phase  of  mentality — from  seeing  ghosts  and  DREAM- 

INGLY    READING    THE    "AKASHIC    RECORD" — by    YOGAS,    to 

CORRECT  SCIENTIFIC  DEDUCTION — inclusive,  is  naught  but 

COMPOUNDING  THE  COMPOUNDS  OF  EXPERIENCE,  INTO  COM- 
PLEX CHAINS  OF  IMAGES — the  all-inclusive  function  being 
practically  infinite.  .  Indeed,  PSYCHOLOGY  is  merely  the 
micro-extension  of  PHYSIOLOGY — combinedly  studied 
under  the  caption  of  PSYCHO-PHYSICS:  which  means, 

UNITY  OF  ONE'S  VITAL  FUNCTIONS:  ALL-INCLUSIVE — in  the 
final  ALL  PHYSICAL. 

RIGHT  AND  WRONG — scripturally  unexplained  and 
seldom  if  ever  scientifically  defined — never  fully  hereto- 
fore, is  concisely  but  definitely  indicated  as  follows: 
Cosmically  speaking  "ALL"  is  EVER  PERFECT — decay  be- 
ing Natural  as  growth,  resulting  in  NO  LOSS  OR  GAIN. 
PERSONALLY,  however,  craving  to  live,  broadly  consid- 
ered— THAT  WHICH  PROMOTES  LIFE — Constructive  of  SELF, 
IS  INTELLIGENT  OR  RIGHT:  While — THAT  WHICH  IS  CON- 
DUCIVE OF  DEATH — destructive  of  SELF,  is  IGNORANT  OR 

WRONG:    SURVIVAL    Or    SANITY    VS.    SUICIDAL    Or   INSANITY: 

GOD  and  DEVIL,  etc.  Remember  that  in  the  final,  SELF 
INCLUDES  THE  RACE.  Right  and  Wrong  is  extensively 
discussed  under  the  caption  of  CRIMINOLOGY  AND  IN- 
SANITY. 

Even  alas,  it  is  plainly  evident  that  IN  NO  RESPECT 

CAN    ETERNAL    NATURE    CONSTITUTE    THE    ESSENTIAL    AT- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  45 

TRIBUTES  OF  A  CREATOR — AS  IN  THE  BEGINNING,  OR  GUIDER 

AND  PRESERVER  OR  DESTROYER — capable  of  answering 
or  ignoring  prayer,  etc. — as  extensively  affirmed;  for 
" PANTHEISM"  is  the  very  quintessence  of  ATHEISM.  The 
advocates  of  that — ' '  Nature  is  God  and  God  is  Nature, ' ' 
are  either  very  light  in  the  upper  story  or  cowardly 
atheists — OF  THE  SAME  ILK. 

Cause  and  Effect  is  not — in  the  conventional  sense, 
INTELLIGENT;  nor  is  it  impelled  by  apriori  DESIGN,  PUR- 
POSE, etc. ;  but  is — as  it  were,  brainless,  thoughtless, 
sightless  and  heartless  or  GODLESS;  YET — CHANGELESS 

FUNCTION  OF  ETERNAL  COSMIC  ACTIO-MATERIA ;  AN  EX- 
HAUSTLESS  INVOLUTIONAL  FOUNTAIN  OF  EQUILIBRIAL  LIFE 
— FREE-WILL-LESS. 

Cause  and  Effect  resent  the  "Goo"  epithet  with  its 
every  throb;  for  COSMIC  CREATION,  INTENTION  OR  DES- 
TINY, ETC.,  is  untrue. 

Now  you  pitiable  victims  of  FREE  WILL  EDUCATION 
—the  Basis  and  Support  of  Every  Wrong,  it  ought  to  do 
you  some  good  to  consider  the  following  SYLLOGISTIC  FOR- 
MULAS— exact  logic,  which  is  ever  considered  the  con- 
quering guns  of  Natural  Science. 

"Sin  is  the  transgression  of  THE  LAW:" 
The  Law  of  Nature  is  UNTRANSGRESSIBLE  ; 
Therefore,  SIN  is  SELF-EVIDENTLY  A  MYTH. 

Nature  is  PERFECT — CANNOT  SIN: 
Man  is  a  true  factor  of  Nature; 
Therefore,  MAN  is  EVER  SINLESS. 

Nature  is  ETERNALLY  TRUTHFUL: 
Man  is  a  reflex  of  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  ; 
Therefore,  'TIS  IMPOSSIBLE  FOR  MAN  TO  LIE. 

NATURE  TOLERATES  NO  LIBERTY  : 
Man  is  an  obedient  child  of  Nature ; 
Therefore,  FREEDOM  NEVER  OBTAINS. 


46  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Nature  is  FREE-WILL-LESS — BLAMELESS  : 

MAN  IS  INTEGRALLY  A  PART  OF  NATURE ; 

THEREFORE,  MAN  is  IRRESPONSIBLE. 

WRONG — the  child  of  IGNORANCE,  is  NOT  SIN:  So- 
called  CRIME  is  but  the  reflex  of  SOCIAL  SLIME  ;  hence,  in- 
stead of  PUNISHMENT,  the  victims  deserve  kindly  and 
humble  public  EDUCATIONAL  TREATMENT — even  if  con- 
finement be  necessary,  as  A  DUE  APOLOGY  for  self-evi- 
dent neglect — from  the  standpoint  of  personal  or  social 
benefit  and  justice. 

While  the  following  statement  will  be  generally 
condemned  and  considered  the  climax  of  wanton 
EGOTISM,  SELF-CONCEIT  OR  VANITY;  yet  waiving  the 
deeper  object  to  be  clearly  seen  toward  finish  of  the  book 
entirely  aside,  every  word  is  already  fully  proven — 
though  the  world  knows  it  not :  That,  the  writer  is  the 
broadest  and  most  accurate  expounder  that  ever  lived 
and  cannot  be  surpassed  in  KNOWLEDGE  OF  FUNDAMENTAL 
PRINCIPLE — his  only  unusual  accomplishment,  for — as 
merely  this  treatise  will  prove  to  most  of  its  readers, 
every  jot  and  tittle  of  such  has  been  ABSOLUTELY  SOLVED 
— none  remaining  the  slightest  occult :  And  too,  every 
conclusion  has  been  reached  per  the  proper  method  of 
mathematical  reasoning  from  Cause  to  Effect  and  vice 
versa  of  relative  demonstrated  facts — Whimless  as  Eter- 
nal Natural  Law. 

Whether  such  be  regarded  as  mere  "cheek'*  or 
otherwise,  this  statement  is  riskily  inserted  here,  first — 
because  IT  is  TRUE  ;  second — as  a  slight  example  of  what 
the  human  brain  is  capable;  third — as  a  basis  upon 
which  to  strongly  assert  THE  FULLY  PROVEN  FACT,  which 
hereafter  should  be  profoundly  heeded:  That  THE  SYS- 
TEM OF  FREE  WILL  AND  PERSONAL  RESPONSIBILITY,  AS  IN 
AUTHORITATIVELY  ADDING  PUNISHMENT  FOR  WRONG  DO- 
ING, IS  CONDEMNED  BY  EVERY  VITAL  THROB — APPROVED  BY 

NONE:     That  " legal "  or  any  other  punishment — of  no 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  4T 

matter  what  degree,  is  born  of  the  same  condition  that 
causes  individual  wrong  doing  which  it  seeks  to  correct ; 
and  which  is  completely  explained  by  the  word  and  re- 
sult of  IGNORANCE  :  Some  will  here  close  the  book — pro- 
moting rot  of  the  millions  now  in  cells,  to  righteously 
assert  their  disgust  of  the  writer  and  SELF-MEEKNESS. 

And  yet,  as  the  public  is  always  not  only  vastly  older 
and  augmented  by  a  multiple  of  millions  for  associate 
council,  but  the  victims  parent  and  main  source  of  im- 
pulse, its  density  and  repulsiveness  of  IGNORANCE — thus 
horribly  expressed,  is  thereby  proportionately  increased. 
Indeed,  'tis  naught  but  punishment  of  SELF  ;  like  pluck- 
ing out  one's  own  eye  for  mischievous  flirtation,  or  chop- 
ping off  your  own  hand  for  grasping  the  object  of  theft 
— SHAMEFUL.  This  "savage"  statement  is  fully  proven 
in  the  chapter  disposing  of  CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY— 
no  vital  problem  ever  having  been  more  fully  solved. 

And  yet,  THE  CHURCH — at  once  the  parent,  support 
and  creature  of  the  atrocious  DOGMA — FREE  WILL,  the 
basis  of  all  such,  poses  as  the  GATE-WAY  OF  SALVATION  ;  for 
without  PERSONAL  RESPONSIBILITY,  there  would  be  no 
more  logical  foundation  for  THE  BRIBE  OF  HEAVEN  AND 
THREAT  OF  HELL  than  there  is  for  mansions  and  angels 
in  the  sky.  FREEDOM,  FREE  WILL,  FREE  MORAL  AGENCY, 

LIBERTY,  ETC.,  ARE  ABSOLUTE  DECLARATIONS  OF  NATURAL 
ANARCHY — ANTI-  SCIENTIFIC,  MANKIND 's  BASIC  ERROR — 
THE  SOURCE  OF  EVERY  WRONG  AND  SHOULD  BE  EDUCATION- 
ALLY BANISHED  FROM  THE  THRONE  OF  HUMAN  ENDEAVOR, 
WITHOUT  AN  UNNECESSARY  HOUR'S  DELAY. 

This  may  be  peevishly  contradicted,  but  not  one 
fact  ever  has  or  can  be  produced  even  tending  to  refute 
either  the  letter  or  spirit  of  THESE  ALMIGHTY  TRUTHS. 
Even  from  the  standpoint  of  "POLICY"  the  VAST  INJURY 
INFLICTED  exactly  parallels  THE  IGNORANCE  AND  PERVER- 
SION OF  FACT,  personal  and  public  benefit,  justice,  etc. ; 
for  Nature  will  be  done,  ever  proclaiming  that  INTELLI- 


48  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

GENCE  spells  LIFE  and  IGNORANCE  spells  DEATH — RACIALLY 

EFFECTIVE  :   Study  TELEPATHY. 

IGNORANCE — the  tap  root  of  DEATH,  by  no  means  can 
be  made  to  produce  a  complete  tree  of  LIFE,  except  as  an 
exemplary  repulsive  state  to  studiously  avoid.  Which 
can  be  thoroughly  accomplished  solely  by  UNIFORM 

SCIENTIFIC  PRECEPT  AND  A  LIKE  ELIMINATION  OF  PERSONAL 
CONTACT  WITH  DEGRADING  INFLUENCES,  ACCOMPANIED  BY 
EVERY  ESSENTIAL  MEANS  FOR  LIVING  AN  ENNOBLING  LIFE 

— which  some  day  at  least  will  constitute  the  sole  func- 
tion Of  GENERAL  GOVERNMENT. 

Of  course,  those  who  have  been  VICIOUSLY  EDUCATED 
under  the  threat  of  HELL — from  which  social  and  gov- 
ernmental PUNISHMENT  has  mainly  been  born  and  main- 
tained, cannot  at  first  agree  to  this  NATURAL  JUSTICE; 
yet,  they  are  not  to  be  condemned,  for  a  person  is  ever 
an  exact  reflex  of  their  EDUCATION  OR  EXPERIENCE.  That 
teaching,  however,  is  the  basis  of  every  wrong  known  to 
man  and  will  some  day  be  universally  so  recognized  and 
acted  upon.  This  will  be  clearly  understood  before  a 
due  reading  of  the  work  in  hand  is  completed. 

SCIENCE  AND  THEOLOGY  NEVER  SHAKE  HANDS,  for 
they  are  exactly  as  antagonistic  as  TRUTH  AND  ERROR — 
CONSTRUCTION  and  DESTRUCTION,  which  they  respectively 
champion.  Many  of  the  vast  unthinking  throng — kept 
so  mainly  by  dogmatic  church  teachings,  are  led — by  the 
persistent  frantic  efforts  of  theologians  to  prove  that 
THEOLOGY  is  in  harmony  with  SCIENCE,  to  sincerely  be- 
lieve that  they  really  agree;  to  which  scores  of  white- 
livered  self-dubbed  scientists  more  or  less  assent  and 
greatly  promote — generally  because  it  pays  in  DOLLARS; 
yet,  often  from  dense  IGNORANCE — there  being  very  few 
all-round  genuine  SCIENTISTS. 

No  one  can  blame  the  theo-wolf  for  endeavoring  to 
cover  his  nakedness  with  a  fleece  of  the  real  lamb;  but 
you  may  bet  that  none  but  skunk-lambs  ever  lend  their 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  49 

disguise  in  betrayal  of  purity,  peace  and  truth.  Moral 
cowards  disgrace  even  Coward  Morals. 

Genuine  Natural  Science  has  not  one  word  in  sup- 
port of  any  doctrine  advocative  of  CREATION — aside  from 
the  cosmic  function  of  change — from  one  state  or  mani- 
festation to  another,  as  the  result  of  eternal  inherent 
actio-materia  cause  and  effect;  which  in  turn  knows 
nothing  of  Gods,  Devils,  heaven,  hell,  angels,  imps  or 
any  of  the  long  train  of  kindred  superstitions — except 
to  completely  disprove  all  such.  Any  assertion  to  the 
contrary — regardless  of  source,  may  in  the  final  be  en- 
tirely accredited  to  IGNORANCE — man's  only  FOE. 

Even  what  we  call  INTELLIGENCE  is  clearly  and  com- 
pletely traced  to  CAUSE  and  EFFECT  or  REACTION  OF  MAT- 
TER TO  IMPINGING  STIMULI,  which  grows  in  co-related 
complications  of  actions  in  proportion  to  the  extension 
of  ORGANIZATION  OF  ACTIO-MATERIA  ;  and  its  scope  will  be 
fully  reached  in  PERFECTED  MANKIND;  OMNISCIENCE — 
complete  knowledge  of  Nature's  process,  being  the  po- 
tential faculty  of  every  NORMAL  HUMAN  BEING — there 
being  comparatively  very  few  incompetents  born  even 
now;  and  when  THE  MARRIAGE  RELATION  is  PERFECTED — 
as  hereafter  concisely  explained,  coupled  with  PROPER 
GENERAL  CONDITIONS,  there  will  be  none  at  all — except 
from  occasional  " accident";  for  every  human  seed — 
regardless  of  race,  color  or  place,  is  normally  endowed 
with  the  potency  of  developing — if  afforded  proper  en- 
vironment, UNTO  PERFECTION,  requiring  at  least  A  MIL- 
LENNIUM OF  BLISSFUL  LIFE  OF  ALL. 

The  great  majority  of  religionists  confuse  ethics 
with  theology,  which  preachers  cunningly  blend  so  as  to 
make  their  dupes  believe  that  they  are  not  only  one  and 
the  same,  but  monopolized  by  the  church.  While  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  all  worthy  ETHICS  is  purely  the  issue  of 
Cause  and  Effect  Natural  Science — terrestrial  and 
manly:  Theology — proper,  being  confined  to  the  bribe 
of  heaven  and  threat  of  hell — celestial  and  beastly. 


50  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Every  word  of  Science  revokes  theology  and  pro- 
motes ethics:  Every  word  of  theology  provokes  sci- 
ence and  revokes  ethics.  THEOLOGY  is  IGNORANCE;  SCI- 
ENCE is  INTELLIGENCE.  "Nuff  Sed"  for  the  thoughtful, 
others  are  hopeless. 

Now,  while  by  far  the  strongest  evidence  against 
theology  is  yet  to  be  presented ;  still,  there  is  no  reason- 
able question  but  what  the  foregoing — by  use  solely  of 
PACTS  AND  PERFECT  LOGIC,  has  already  beyond  a  shadow 

Of  a  doubt  COMPLETELY  DISPROVED  THEOLOGY  :      And  Still, 

the  writer  desires  to  be  thoroughly  understood,  that— 

IF  ANY  ONE  CAN  PRESENT  EVEN  ONE  PROVEN  FACT  SUP- 
PORTIVE OF  THEOLOGY,  that  this  work  will  at  once  be  en- 
tirely reduced  to  ashes,  and  not  another  word  will  be 
spoken  or  written  by  the  scribe,  except  in  sincere  praise 
of  the  mighty  cause.  So  PRODUCE  THAT  FACT  OR  QUIT 

YOUR  DIRTY  WORK — SHOULD  BE  THE  EARNEST  DEMAND  BY 
EVERY  PERSON. 

NOW  WE  SHALL  NOTE  THE  MOST  IMPOR- 
TANT AND  FAR  REACHING  BASIC  FACT  EVER 
POINTED  OUT  TO  MANKIND— IRREFUTABLE 
AND  INVALUABLE. 

A  ready  understanding  of  which  will  be  much 
clearer,  by  duly  associating  a  study  of  THE  CHART  illus- 
tration— to  be  found  in  front  of  this  book. 

LOVE — the  monarch  of  our  impulses — heretofore 
inscrutable,  is  precisely  defined  as  SELF-SATISFAC- 
TION— Egoistic  Unto  Deification:  Hence,  *THE  GREAT- 
EST RELATIVE  PLEASURE  IS  SELECTIVE  of  EVERY  ACT,*  DlUSt 

concisely  state  THE  INVIOLABLE  LAW  OF  HUMAN 
FUNCTION. 

Such  a  statement  is  merely  an  accurate  definition — 
far  as  it  reaches,  of  a  specific  subsidiary  phase  of  the  all- 
inclusive  Natural  Principle  of  Cause  and  Effect.  Such  a 
law — however,  must  be  all-embracing,  unbreakable  and 
undefilable  in  its  realm. 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  51 

For  instance — illustrative  of  the  problem  involved, 
SELF-PRESERVATION  AND  SELF-DESTRUCTION 
are  each  at  once  broken  by  the  other — each  forming  only 
a  semi-expression  of  THE  INEXORABLE  LAW  that  is 
fully  defined  as  SELF-SATISFACTION. 

SELF-PRESERVATION  may,  therefore,  be  correctly  con- 
sidered as  a  definite  expression  of  INTELLIGENCE,  RIGHT, 

SANITY,  ETC. — the  Section  of  GROWTH:  Just  as  SELF-DE- 
STRUCTION inerrantly  points  to  IGNORANCE,  WRONG,  IN- 
SANITY and  such — the  section  of  DECAY:  While  SELF- 
SATISFACTION  INCLUES  BOTH. 

This — as  we  shall  see,  is  universal — yet  ever  INDI- 
VIDUALLY CONSIDERED.  Science  always  being  at  once 

PERSONAL  AND  UNIVERSAL. 

For  instance:  We  pray  and  prey  for  SELF;  seek 
pleasure  and  avoid  pain  for  one's  own  SATISFACTION— 
not  for  the  sake  of  others  or  God,  nor  to  merely  cheat  a 
Devil. 

JEHOVAH  declares— "I  am  a  JEALOUS  God;" 
"work  for  the  GLORY  of  God,"  etc. — the  only  declaration 
of  complete  or  absolute  monopoly. 

The  incentive  of  The  Golden  Rule— "*  *  *  As  YE 
WOULD  THAT  THEY  SHOULD  DO  UNTO  YOU,  ' '  is  likewise  en- 
tirely SELF-CONSIDERATE. 

Can  anyone  even  imagine  a  more  keenly  SATISFYING 
experience  than  it  must  have  been  for  "The  Only  Be- 
gotten Son" — at  the  behest  of  his  Father  and  God  of  all, 
to  play  the  role  of  SAVIOR — to  do  so  much  good  ?  Indeed, 
in  Luke  24 :26,  we  read — ' '  Ought  not  Christ  to  have  suf- 
fered these  things,  and  to  enter  into  his  GLORY  ? ' '  Was 
it  SACRIFICE?  Even,  could  it  be  painful  or  SELF-DENIAL 

FOR  A  GOD  TO  DO  HIS  DUTY? 

A  true  Mother's  LOVE  is  the  very  acme  of  noble 

PLEASURE. 

Lovers  are  each  fairly  BEWITCHED  WITH  ECSTASY. 
Properly  mated   husband   and  wife   are   mutually 
SATISFIED. 


52  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Improperly  mated  couples — impelled  by  THE  GREAT- 
EST PLEASURE — under  the  circumstances,  remain  together 
or  separate ;  ever  following  the  line  of  LEAST  PAINFUL. 

Jealousy  is  born  of  ENVY  :  Mourning  also  of  DEPRIVA- 
TION. 

Propagation  of  the  species  affords  the  SWEETEST  OP 
JOY. 

The  giver  and  taker  of  every  gift  are  alike  impelled 

by  GRATIFICATION — both  SELF-COMPENSATIVE:     Yet,  "it  is 

more  BLESSED  to  give  than  to  receive" — merely  a  differ- 
ence of  degree. 

We  are  proud  of  doing  good  and  ashamed  of  doing 
bad. 

VITAL  KNOWLEDGE  is  ALMIGHTY  BECAUSE  IT  ENCOM- 
PASSES ALL  PLEASURE. 

Many  stake  their  own  life  for  the  mad  SATISFACTION 
of  killing  another  person:  Even  suicide  is  entirely  the 
result  of — for  some  INSANE  reason,  PREFERRING  to  be 
dead  than  alive :  Such,  alas,  often  becoming  a  staid  and 
irresistible  mania  with  many — life  being  painful  when 
compared  with  the  DESIRE  for  death. 

SELF-PRESERVATION — the  expression  of  SANITY,  is 
also  wholly  rooted  in  and  the  acorn  of  SELF-SATISFACTION. 

We  buy  and  sell  for  PROFIT:  Labor  solely  for  the 
FRUIT  of  our  toil.  MONEY  SERVES  ONLY  AS  A  MEDIUM  IN 

THE    PROCESS    OF    SATISFYING    ONE*S    CRAVING WHETHER 

GOOD  OR  BAD. 

Even  GLORIOUS  PATRIOTISM — born  of  dung-hill  an- 
cestors and  maintained  solely  by  IGNORANCE  OF  INTERDE- 
PENDENCE, is  but  madly  asserting  "OUR  DIVINE  RIGHT." 

The  Complete  Law  of  Our  Being— *THE  GREAT- 
EST DEGREE  OF  PLEASURE  ATTAINABLE 
WITH  THE  COMBINED  RELATIVE  EXPERI- 
ENCE IN  ACTION,  IS  AT  ALL  TIMES  PRECISELY 
EXPRESSED  BY  EACH  INDIVIDUAL  *  NA- 
TURE'S BOOKS  EVER  BEING  ACCURATELY 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  53 

BALANCED  TO  DATE* :  Signifies  intense  SELFISH- 
NESS. 

Thus  every  act  exactly  indicates  one's  fitness  in 
attainment  for  the  occasion,  or  degree  of  INTELLECTUAL 
development:  That  is — ever  unerringly  reflects  the 
compound  of  personal  experience  having  the  slightest 
bearing  on  the  action — FREE-WILL-LESS. 

Man  is,  therefore,  literally  an  INFINITELY  COMPLEX 

NEURO-CHEMICAL  REFLEX  ACTING  MECHANISM — NOT  RE- 
SPONSIBLE. 

These  pregnant  facts  now  inevitably  give  birth  to 
the  last  of  the  TWIN  ENIGMAS  of  the  ages,  by  clearly 
showing  that  in  reality  LOVE  and  WILL  are  ONE; 
that  EVERY  ACT  IS  FORCED  BY  THE  WILL  OF 
LOVE— PER  EDICT  OF  THE  INVIOLABLE  NAT- 
URAL LAW— LOVE  OF  SELF,  which  Darwin  sug- 
gestively called  " Survival  of  the  Fittest." 

Therefore,  SACRIFICE  or  SELF-DENIAL  and 
ALTRUISM  are  SCIENTIFICALLY  UNTHINK- 
ABLE. This  in  turn  absolutely  proves  that  none  other 
than  SELF  is  the  UNFORSAKABLE  LORD-GOD, 
which  every  human  being  ever  has  and  always  will  sin- 
cerely WORSHIP  and  EXALT  to  the  utmost  of  their 
ability:  That,  literally  and  invariably,  I  AM  IT  and 
THOU  ART  NIT— dividing  no  honors.  Indeed,  "GOD 
IS  LOVE"— OF  SELF:  UNQUALIFIEDLY  ATHE- 
ISTIC. "I  said,  Ye  are  gods "— 82nd  Psalm,  6th  vs. 
* '  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. ' ' — Matt.  6  :24. 

Absolutely!  The  all-inclusive  word  is  spelled  with 
ONE  LETTER — I.  So — as  proven  in  Chapter  VIII,  to 
"KNOW  THYSELF"  involves  others  and  SOLVES  THE  RID- 
DLE OF  AGES  OLD — ONE  FOR  ALL  AND  ALL  FOR  ONE  ;  EVEN — 
'TIS  PLAINLY  EVIDENT  THAT,  "  SELF-MADE  GOD  IN  HIS  OWN 
IMAGE,  IN  THE  IMAGE  OF  SELF  MADE  HE  HIM ' ' — ANTHROPO- 
MORPHISM BEING  EXACTLY  CORRECT:  I,  AM  GOD. 

To  thoroughly  understand  this,  one  must  be  careful 


54  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

not  to  get  the  cart  before  the  horse ;  that  is — mistake  the 
effect  for  the  cause ;  the  act  for  the  incentive ;  the  result 
for  the  motive:  Remember  that  the  cause,  incentive  or 
motive;  the  why  or  reason  for  an  act,  must  ever  be  en- 
tirely SELF-CENTERED — merely,  however,  as  the  medium 
of  transmission ;  for,  an  act  always  involves  PAST — induc- 
tion, PRESENT — deduction,  and  FUTURE — production, 
combinedly  constituting  NOW. 

Thus  it  is  plainly  and  positively  proven  that  *  *  The ' ' 
Universe  is  GODLESS.  Nothing  is  more  easily  or  com- 
pletely KNOWN,  nor  AS  GOOD  TO  KNOW:  INTELLIGENCE 

ever  spells  harmony  and  life ;  IGNORANCE  that  of  discord 
and  death. 

Yet,  with  the  same  few  words  it  is  thoroughly  estab- 
lished that,  LOVE  AND  THE  WILL  are  not  only  ONE  AND 
THE  SAME,  but  purely  A  NATURAL  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL 
FUNCTION:  Which  in  turn,  entirely  disproves  "THE 
THEORY"  OF  AN  INDWELLING  IMMATERIAL  AND  IMMORTAL 

MONITOR  OR  SOUL. 

This  at  once  wipes  the  old  slate  clean,  and  gives  us 
the  essential  SCIENTIFIC  BASIS  upon  which  to  Unify  and 
Perfect  THE  RACE  :  NEW  AND  TRUE  :  Verily — as  we  shall 
clearly  see,  solely  FREEDOM  FROM  ERROR  CAN  KEEP  MAX 

FROM  PAIN  AND  PREMATURE  DEATH. 

All  other  discoveries  combined  sink  into  oblivion 
when  compared  to  the  potential  value  of  these  OMNI- 
POTENT FACTS:  They  are  easily  worth  a  continent  of 
earth.  By  absolutely  proving  MAN  FREE-WILL-LESS — 
requiring  a  scientific  guide,  will  quickly  supplant  IGNOR- 
ANCE with  INTELLIGENCE:  That  is — rapidly  do  away 
with  all  human  strife — or  death  conducing  influence, 
and  usher  in  THE  FINAL  ERA — the  perfecting  or  Millen- 
nial Generations  of  Peace  on  Earth,  Good  Will  toward 

MAN;  the  MICROCOSMIC  "LORD  OF  ALL  I  SURVEY,"  Or  CH- 

max  of  Nature's  Handiwork.     THE  FINISH,  or  RIPENING 

AND  HARVEST  OF  A  PLANETARY  EVOLUTIONARY  CROP.      Such 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  55 

being  the  acme  of  eternally  recurring  process  of  Cosmos : 
The  end  of  THIS  RACE,  which — compared  with  its  past 
existence,  being  near  at  hand — as  further  on  indubitably 
shown. 

Indeed,  we  may  truly  and  very  instructively  ob- 
serve that  SELF-SATISFACTION — SANELY  expressed  in  ef- 
forts to  acquire,  grow  or  live — the  dominant  impulse  of 

SELF-PRESERVATION,    IS      THE      CAUSE      OF      DEVELOPMENT: 

Plence,  to  do  away  with  SELFISHNESS  would  prevent  EVO- 
LUTION and  supplant  DEVOLUTION  ;  revoke  ELEVATION  and 
invoke  DEGRADATION.  In  other  words,  ALTRUISM,  SACRI- 
FICE OR  SELF-DENIAL — means  decay  and  death. 

MAN  EVER  SEEKS  THE  VITAL  PLEASURE  OF  ACQUIRING 

KNOWLEDGE  OF  GOOD  AND  EVIL,  that  he  may  avoid  DISCORD 
—the  virus  of  death,  and  conform  to  HARMONY — the 
elixir  of  life.  Hence,  AS  THE  GODS  AND  DOGMAS  OF  IGNOR- 
ANCE has  led  him  far  astray — EXCEPT  AS  AN  ESSENTIAL 
LESSON  IN  TRIALS  AND  PAIN,  let  us  now  heed  the  abundant 
warning  and  logically  follow  the  inference  of  EXPERIENCE 
—including  the  old  but  newly  found  "LAW  OF  EXPEDI- 
ENCE," and  learn  the  result.  For — as  Nature  makes  no 
mistake,  IT  MUST  BE  JUST  WHAT  is  NEEDED  TO  INDUCE  THE 

GOOD  WE  DESERVE  AND  DESIRE;  THE  EXTENSION  OF  OUR 
LIFE  AND  HAPPINESS,  THE  UTMOST. 

Just,  comparatively  a  few  words  more  in  this  sec- 
tion, however,  before  taking  up  THE  COARSER  ECONOMIC 

PROBLEMS  OF  LIFE. 

The  very  touchstone  and  most  ridiculous  assump- 
tion of  the  "spiritualized"  and  "sanctified"  individ- 
uals; the  final  or  bedrock  assertion  they  always  fling  at 
a  "heretic"  is,  that  while  it  is  impossible  for  "the  spirit- 
ual" to  understandingly  explain  their  exalted  state  or 
"EXPERIENCE"  to  a  "MATERIAL"  person;  yet,  that  GOD 
has  prepared  a  distinctive  way  by  which  "whomsoever 
will  may  come" — by  that  route  only,  and  "drink  of  the 
water  of  life  freely,"  and — "KNOW  THEY  ARE  SAVED." 


56  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

So,  while  the  process  is  elsewhere  more  broadly  ex- 
plained, let's  also  here  give  that  ever  being  made  par- 
ticularly powerful  nonsense,  a  little  special  attention; 
for  'tis  the  last  Gibraltar  behind  which  the  "  saved  and 
blessed"  defiantly  take  refuge. 

The  said  " OCCULT"  process  of  salvation,  has  always 
and  everywhere  been  precisely  the  same — GOD  ever  being 
INSCRUTABLE — as  delusions  always  are — except  to  THE 
SANE  at  least  on  the  point  that  may  be  in  question: 

VIRILE  PACTS,  HOWEVER,  ARE  EVER  EASY  TO  EXPLAIN  AND 
UNDERSTAND  BY  ANY  NORMAL  PERSON. 

The  "sinner" — in  quest  of  "THE  TRUTH"  is  told  by 
the  "FAITH-FULL" — whether  an  IDOLATER,  ZOROASTER, 

BUDDHIST,    MOHAMMEDAN,    JEW,    CHRISTIAN,    SPIRITUALIST 

or  whatnot,  that — in  order  to  personally  "REALIZE" 
their  teaching — no  matter  what  it  may  be,  "is  TRUE," 
they  "must  give  up  all  SELF-ASSERTION  and  prostrate 
themselves  at  the  throne  of  grace  in  an  humble  mode  of 
sincerely  'EXPECTING'  that  'THE  SPIRIT'  will  in  all 
due  time — if  the  devotion  is  persisted  in,  be  fully  be- 
stowed and  realized."  They  point  out  that  Christ  said 
— "pray  ye  always,"  THUS  "ask  and  ye  shall  receive," 
etc. 

Now,  lo!  and  behold!!  There's  not  a  competent 
scientist  on  earth  who  does  not  know  that,  if  such  a 
process  is  SINCERELY  PERSISTED  IN — by  no  matter  whom, 
they  would  as  surely  REALIZE  THEIR  EXPECTATION — re- 
gardless of  what  brand  of  FAITH  or  phase  of  EXPECTATION 
it  may  be,  as  a  person  would  be  sure  of  getting  wet  by 
falling  from  a  balloon  in  mid-ocean.  For,  THE  SYSTEM 

IS  THE  MOST  PERFECT  METHOD  OF  INDUCING  AUTO-HYP- 
NOTIZATION — INCLUDING  THE  DIRECTIVE  AGENCY,  THAT 
CAN  BE  CONCEIVED:  This  is  of  ALL-EMBRACING  IMPOR- 
TANCE— in  all  such  phenomena,  to  clearly  understand. 

CONCENTRATION— the    abandonment    of    normal 
reason,  being  exactly  the  method  and  explanation  of 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  57 

H  YPNOTIZATION ;  while  THE  EXPECTANT 
FAITH  in  the  teachings  involved,  orders  precisely  the 
FEELING,  ACTIONS  OR  IMAGES  that  will  be  EX- 
PERIENCED—all  at  once  or  by  degrees— as  the  con- 
dition of  the  subject  ripens:  Will  in  time,  however, 
produce  any  phenomena  desired:  Rappings,  planchet 
writing,  materialization,  etc. — ANYTHING. 

This — in  principle,  is  invariably  the  process  and 
result  with  every  cult  known ;  each  person  ' l  proving  for 
self" — if  so  desired,  that  no  matter  what  they  believe, 
is  SPIRITUALLY  TRUE.  But,  as  no  two  ever  have  precisely 
the  same  understanding  or  faith  and  expectancy — each 
subject's  unerring  personal  guide,  their  " EXPERIENCE" 
always  correspondingly  disagree — BRINGING  ON  SAVAGE 

DISPUTES  AND  WARS  BETWEEN  WIDELY  DIFFERING  PHASES 
OF  THE  SAME  GENERAL  PHENOMENA. 

Many  of  these  victims — IGNORANT  of  the  cause  and 
effect,  drift  from  cult  to  cult  and  corresponding  PROV- 
ING EXPERIENCES — ever  induced  by  EDUCATION,  CONCEN- 
TRATION AND  EXPECTATION.  Nothing  could  be  TRUER, 

EASIER    OR    BETTER    TO    FULLY    UNDERSTAND    THAN    THESE 

SIMPLE  FACTS.  Sensitive  children  and  people  are  often 
telepathically  controlled — MEDIUMS. 

The  process  of  hypnosis  is  universal,  ranging  by  an 
infinity  of  degrees  from  the  simplest  of  wakeful  think- 
ing to  rigid  catalepsy — sound  or  dreamless  natural  sleep 
being  the  only  completely  relaxed  or  DE-HYPNOTIZED 
state. 

The  Law  is— *A  PERSON  IS  EVER  HYPNOT- 
IZED PRECISELY  TO  THE  DEGREE  OF  THEIR 
CONCENTRATION,  AND  DIRECTED  BY  THE  EX- 
PECTATION OF  EDUCATION.* 

When  lucid,  we  logically  pass  from  one  state  of  hyp- 
nosis to  another  very  rapidly — which  is  a  faculty  that  is 
extremely  rare — in  a  broad  sense;  for,  most  people  are 
"bound"  by  all  sorts  of  fantastic  " dogmas" — beliefs, 


58  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

faiths,  whims,  opinions,  methods,  HABITS,  etc. ;  finally, 
SCIENCE — KNOWLEDGE,  is  the  Natural  and  INDESTRUCT- 
IBLE DOGMA,  OB  "DEAD"  STATE  OP  HYPNOSIS. 

In  other  words — when  fully  analyzed — KNOWLEDGE 

MEANS   THE   RIPENED   OR   GROWTHLESS   AND   DEAD   STATE — 

WHEN  DECAY  MUST  ENSUE.  Thought  is  confined  to  the 
"GREEN"  or  "GROWING"  condition,  for  it  is  composed 
entirely  of  ENQUIRY — to  ACQUIRE,  thinking  being  impos- 
sible in  regard  to  what  is  KNOWN.  For  instance,  one  can 
repeat  but  cannot  "growingly"  think  of  "TWO  HALVES 
OF  A  THING  EQUAL  THE  WHOLE" — which  is  the  case  in 
regard  to  all  KNOWLEDGE.  Hence,  Omniscience  Means 
Extinction  or  Personal  Death.  Knowledge  is  dead,  ex- 
cept as  associated  with  IGNORANCE — never  employed  in 
any  other  way ;  but  as  we  ever  earnestly  seek  the  Natural 
Death  of  Maturity — the  acme  of  ideals,  it  is  always  em- 
ployed to  gather  more  and  more  of  its  kind — NOT  OTHER- 
WISE BEING  PLEASURABLE. 

We  constantly  think,  labor  and  associate  with  others 
for  gain — acquirement,  in  the  final  of  KNOWLEDGE  ;  and 
of  which  we  are  ever  glad — when  not  corrupted  as  now 
by  false  mediums  of  trade,  TO  FREELY  ADVISE  OR  HELP 
OTHERS;  for  each  instinctively  realize  our  INTERDEPEND- 
ENCE IN  THE  PROCESS  OF  GROWTH  AND  MUTUAL  DOOM— 

just  as  do  the  cells  of  one's  body — combinedly  making 
a  brave  fight  for  LIFE  UNTO  DEATH:  No  different  than 
anything  else. 

There  are  only  two  causes  of  death — DISCORD  during 
the  process  of  growth,  and  MATURITY — which  can  fully 
accrue  as  the  result  of  continued  vital  harmony.  Thus, 
as  HARMONY  is  the  elixir  of  life,  and  DISCORD  is  the  virus 
of  death,  THE  PATH  OF  SAFETY  AND  SUPREME  PLEASURE  is 
made  known:  NOTHING  is  EASIER  OR  BETTER  TO  KNOW 

THAN  THIS  SIMPLE  FACT. 

As  later  clearly  explained,  the  world  of  human  be- 
ings— averaging  less  than  one-thirtieth  of  a  second  apart, 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  59 

are  even  more  intimately  associated  and  mutually  de- 
pendent— by  means  of  relentless  mediums  of  equili- 
brium, than  are  the  cells  of  a  body;  NONE  LIVING  OR 
DYING  INDEPENDENT  OF  ANOTHER:  Every  thought,  deed 
and  condition,  being  immediately  interchanged  and  in- 
delibly recorded  for  weal  or  woe;  now  being  nearly  all 
DISCORDANT,  is  the  main  cause  of  premature  death. 

Hence,  as  man  has  potentially  a  mental  capacity  of 
growing  unto  knowing  the  entire  process  of  Nature — 
which  ranges  from  THE  ETHER  TO  AND  INCLUDING  PER- 
FECTED HUMANITY,  we  may  live — IF  HARMONY  is  MAIN- 
TAINED— as  'tis  easily  possible  to  do,  UNTO  OMNISCIENCE  ; 
when — there  being  nothing  more  to  learn  or  acquire, 
DEATH  would  ensue  from  RIPENING — COMPLETE  HEALTH  OR 
SANITY,  as  painless  and  regretless  as  the  decay  of  fully 
ripened  fruit — REQUIRING  A  UNIFORM  FLAWLESSLY  HAPPY 

LIFE  OF  FULLY  ONE  THOUSAND  YEARS.      The  possible  long- 

evity  being  far  beyond  the  several  early  generations 
spoken  of  in  The  Bible ;  and  in  THE  FINAL  ERA — owing  to 
perfected  methods  of  maintaining  HARMONY,  MAN-GOD 
or  THE  LORD  OF  NATURE — for  this  plane  or  cycle,  will 

FULLY  RIPEN  AND  VANISH.   FOR  PERFECTION,  ALAS,  MAY 

BE  RETAINED  SOLELY  BY  COSMOS — eternal  growth  and  de- 
cay of  THINGS,  being  the  LIFE  process  of  the  CHANGELESS 

NON-THING. 

SUCH,  VERILY!  IS  THE  DESTINY  OF  MAN 
--AND  DEATH  TO  "OMNISCIENT  GOD":  When 
ALL  is  KNOWN,  thought — enquiry  or  growth,  must  cease. 

We  thus  learn  that  HYPNOSIS  is  a  universal  and 
mighty  phenomena,  and  should  be  thoroughly  under- 
stood; for  like  every  great  force — such  as  air,  water, 
fire,  steam,  gas,  electricity,  mentality,  etc.,  it  may  be 
used  equally  for  good  or  evil.  And  too,  the  PROPER — 
constructive,  or  IMPROPER — destructive,  using  of  the 
mighty  natural  forces,  marks  the  all-important  PARTING 
OF  THE  WAYS,  correctly  termed  "INTELLIGENCE" — right, 


60  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

good,  sanity,  etc. — THE  WAY  OF  LIFE,  and  " IGNORANCE*' 
— wrong,  bad,  insanity,  etc. — THE  WAY  OF  DEATH. 

We  see  this  wonderful  phenomena  running  riot — 
often  unto  frenzy,  in  DREAMS — visions,  intuition,  inspira- 
tion, revelation,  fantasy,  opinions,  whims,  cranks  and 
lunies;  business,  politics,  religion,  etc.,  etc.,  and  COMPE- 
TITION. All  of  which  being  properly  classified 
under  the  caption  of  DEVITAL  PSYCHIC  PHENOMENA 
—induced  mainly  by  corresponding  erroneous  teach- 
ings. These  distinctive  links  of  the  great  chain  of 
DEATH — individually  and  by  sects  or  schools,  each  de- 
voutedly  believing  they  are  right  and  FIGHTING  for 
supremacy — SURVIVAL,  churn  our  ENVIRONMENT  into  a 
WARRING  caldron  of  influence,  that  DIGS  AN  UNTIMELY 

GRAVE    FOR    EVERY    HUMAN    BEING No    One    No\V    Living 

More  Than  One-tenth  of  the  Possible  Uniform  Span  of 
An  Ever  Joyous  Life ;  and  WHAT  LITTLE  EVEN  THE  MOST 

FORTUNATE    SUCCEED    IN    HOLDING    TOGETHER    BY   DINT    OF 
CONTINUAL    STRIFE,    IS — COMPARATIVELY    CONSIDERED,    NOT 

WORTH  HAVING.     The  Frightful  Condition  This  Work 
Seeks  to  Entirely  Correct. 

Which  is  a  fact  that  is  unwittingly  acknowledged 
by  nearly  all,  by  most  people  frantically  "  seeking  a 
heaven,  way  over  there,  in  the  SWEET  bye  and  bye;" 
where  it  is  "HOPED" — "THE  INJUSTICES  OF  THIS  LIFE 

WILL   AT   LAST   BE   RIGHTED" — at   least   MOSTLY    IN    HELL! 

Yet — perhaps,   SOME  IN  PARADISE?     "Glorious"   pros- 
pects. 

The  Complete  Correction,  however — of  "injustice/' 
is  confined  solely  to  MATERIAL  SCIENCE — THE  DREAM  OF 
VITAL  PSYCHIC  PHENOMENA,  broadly  induced  by  uni- 
formly teaching  harmonious  constructive  FACTS,  and  pro- 
viding a  corresponding  system  enabling  each  person  to 

LIVE    TRUE    THERETO AS    ALL    MOST    EARNESTLY    DESIRE: 

HENCE,  THERE  is  NOTHING  BETTER  OR  EASIER  TO  DO  :  This 
will  be  fully  proven  to  every  unbiased  reader. 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  61 

As  many  are  painfully  aware,  there  is  a  vast  num- 
ber of  sincere  and  good  people — PITIABLY  IGNORANT  OP 

PSYCHIC  PHENOMENA  AND  THEIR  OWN  DEPLORABLE  CONDI- 
TION, who  often  look  competent  scientists  squarely  in  the 
face;  who  know  more  bed-rock  truth  about  so-called 
SPIRITUALLY  in  a  minute  than  all  those  combined  who 
believe  themselves  literally  baptized  in  its  gore  have  as 
yet  learned,  or — by  their  process  of  CONTINUAL  AFFIRMA- 
TION OF  ITS  ERRORS,  could  ever  learn  to  understand.  Yet, 
they  unblushingly  tell  the  savants  that  they  must  be 
"BORN  AGAIN" — at  least  "UNTO  THE  SPIRIT,"  before 
being  duly  qualified  to  even  intelligently  discuss,  much 
less  authoritatively  advise  in  their  SCIENCE-LESS  case. 

They  unwittingly  not  only  conceitedly  and  de- 
fiantly, but  with  an  air  of  "BLESSED  AND  SAVED"  exalta- 
tion, serenely  tell  their  vastly  superiors — in  knowledge 
of  the  problem  involved,  that  "THE  SPIRITUAL  CAN  ONLY 
BE  SPIRITUALLY  DISCERNED,"  etc.  As  it  were,  that  a 
mania  can  be  explained  only  by  the  maniac — while 
under  the  influence,  nor  be  duly  understood  by  anyone 
not  enjoying  the  same  delightful  condition:  Being, 
indeed,  a  Holy  Feeling  that  is  quite  unrealizable  except 
by  "PERSONAL  EXPERIENCE."  Which,  alas,  as  personal 
experience  is  always  different,  clearly  indicates  UNUNI- 

FORM  ABNORMALITY — THE  EXACT  FACT:  No  tWO  "IN- 
SPIRED" exactly  the  same — except  per  method. 

'Tis  precisely  like  it  would  be — as  in  fact  often 
occurs,  for  a  seriously  MAD  patient  to  tell  a  renowned 
alienist  that  insanity  can  be  sanely  explained  only  by 
the  insane;  that  the  Doctor  himself  must  first  become 
and  be  at  the  time  insane,  in  order  to  be  capable  of 
understanding  and  correctly  discuss  or  treat  insanity. 

These  devout  people — though  at  first  indignantly 
rebellious,  deserve  and  WOULD  QUICKLY  APPRECIATE 

PROPER   GOVERNMENTAL  EDUCATION,   which   should   not  be 

delayed ;  nothing  is  more  urgently  needed  or  timely. 


62  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

It  might  even  help  some,  however,  to  here  further 
explain.  Tis  evident  that  when  being  in  its  midst— 
owing  to  trees,  one  cannot  see  the  forest:  Nor  a  city, 
because  of  the  houses.  Insects  and  animals  that  ever 
live  under  ground,  never  see  the  earth.  Fish  and  others 
of  their  abode  cannot  see  the  water.  Man  and  creatures 
of  his  realm,  see  not  the  air.  For  much  the  same  reason 
—being  ever  submerged  in  and  permeated  by  it,  THE 
PRIME  ETHER  is  unseeable  by  any,  except  by  THE  EYE  OF 
SCIENCE — broad  and  clear  mental  vision — induced  by 
ample  relative  evidential  facts. 

Yet  more  to  the  point  in  mind, — veritably  "  living 
and  moving  and  having  their  being"  therein  and  there- 
of, few,  indeed,  duly  realize  the  density  of  prevalent 
IGNORANCE.  This,  however,  involves  a  somewhat  dif- 
ferent phase;  which  can  be  precisely  illustrated  by  re- 
ferring to  those  different  in  degree  only,  of  whom  it  is 
said  that — owing  to  variously  induced  defect  of  their 
brain,  THE  INSANE  KNOW  IT  NOT — who  are  mainly  at 
large;  which  is  extensively  discussed  in  the  chapter  on 

CRIMINOLOGY  AND  INSANITY — X. 

Verily — today,  "truth  is  far  stranger  than  fiction; 
hence,  more  often  spoken  in  a  joke  than  otherwise — to 
avoid  giving  offense. 

'Tis  generally  believed  that  glibness  and  loud  talk 
indicate  KNOWLEDGE  ;  that  ABSOLUTE  TRUTH,  HOWEVER,  is 
UNKNOWABLE;  which  in  every  instance  is  precisely  the 
reverse  of  FACT.  For  instance,  practically  the  entire 
race  has  been  madly  shouting  about  GODS,  DEVILS, 

HEAVENS,    HELLS,    ANGELS,    IMPS,    GHOSTS,    ETC.,    for   thou- 

sands  of  years ;  yet,  THE  ABSOLUTE  TRUTH  about  all  such 
is  completely  summed  up  with  the  one  word — IGNORANCE. 
This  blunt  statement  of  absolute  FACT,  doubtless,  will 
greatly  anger  many  people — as  the  truth  at  present 
generally  does. 

The  fact  is,  SANITY — the  lonesomest  and  most  valu- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  63 

able  craft  afloat,  is  ever  sought  as  an  object  of  attack 
by  no  end  of  hellish  sharks  and  "subs,"  determined  on 
sinking  it  into  their  bottomless  pit — in  which  they  gen- 
erally ingloriously  succeed.  Hence,  GREAT  THINKERS  ARE 
PEW  OR  KEEP  FROM  VIEW;  thus  maintaining  the  rule  of 
BRUTE  MIGHT  instead  of  THE  LIGHT  OF  RIGHT  :  SHAMEFUL 

BEYOND   MEASURE. 

Our  world-wide  beloved  Lincoln  said  in  effect  that 
— "the  Nation  cannot  long  endure  half  'free'  and  half 
slave" — which  was  practically  true :  It  is  more  literally 
true,  however,'  that  ESSENTIAL  BASIC  SCIENCE  cannot  duly 
obtain  and  maintain  with  MAN  *  *  free ' '  and  all  else  ruled 
by  Cause  and  Effect ;  half  ALTRUISTIC  and  half  SELFISH, 
etc. ;  for  all  such  is  not  only  a  libel  on  the  INERRANT  UNI- 
VERSAL NATURAL  LAW,  but  an  insult  to  every  INTELLIGENT 
person :  Even  an  untutored  child  might  know  that  any 
such  could  be  born  and  maintained  solely  of  IGNORANCE 
— the  source  of  strife,  for  Nature  admits  of  no  such  or 
any  other  contradictions.  Neither  are  the  deceptions 
necessary  or  desirable — in  vital  problems,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  expressing  antithetical  degrees  or  phases  of  a 
specific  phenomena ;  for  invariably  a  WARRING  misunder- 
standing must — as  experience  proves,  be  the  result.  So, 
in  regard  to  all  such  we  should  ever  TEACH  THE  PLAIN 
TRUTH:  In  fact,  we  certainly  have  had  enough  of  UN- 
BEARABLE GUESSES  IN  UNGUESSABLE  PARABLES,  etc.  Teach 

Man  The  Truth  is  The  Panacea. 

For  instance :  just  try  to  estimate  the  debasing  con- 
glomerate IGNORANCE  expressed  and  STRIFE  that  has  been 
brewed  from  the  BELIEF  in  a  rule  of  PART  GOD,  PART 

DEVIL,  PART  MAN,  PART  NATURAL  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT.    Why, 

nothing  could  be  more  perversive  of  correct  reasoning, 
nor  promotive — as  we  personally  observe  and  history 
vividly  portrays,  of  more  deplorable  WORLD-WIDE  CRISS- 
CROSS vicious  WRANGLE  AND  WAR.  And  too,  it's  only 
making  a  bad  matter  worse  by  "conferring"  the  honor 


64  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

of  ruling  wholly  on  MAN — whether  it  be  MONARCHISTIC, 
ARISTOCRATIC,  BUREAUCRATIC  OR  DEMOCRATIC  form  of  gov- 
ernment ;  for  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT — the  real  I  AM,  which — 

THROUGH  IGNORANCE  OF  CAUSALITY  IS  CALLED  JEHOVAH  IN 

THE  OLD  TESTAMENT,  is  indeed,  4 '  A  JEALOUS  GOD  ' '  tolerat- 
ing ' '  NO  OTHER  GODS  ' '  or  neglect,  to  which  even  haughty 
man  must  acknowledge — "THY  WILL  NOT  MINE  BE  DONE," 
in  due  humble  obedience.  Thus,  not  only  saith  but  doth 

THE    ETERNAL     COSMIC     MONARCH     OF     MATERIA-ENERGY— 

man's  inevitable  guide  unto  weal  or  woe,  despite  IGNOR- 
ANCE THEREOF.  Indeed,  solely  to  this  INEXORABLE  AND 
INEXHAUSTIBLE  POWER  may  we  rightly  or  otherwise  look 
for  EXACT  JUSTICE — squirm  and  squeal  as  we  may.  Man 
is  a  medium — tool,  not  the  source  of  power — HE  is  RULED. 

In  all  due  time — quite  near  at  hand,  we  shall  clearly 
learn — per  medium  of  varying  degrees  of  PLEASURE,  how 
to  gather  the  wheat — constructive  or  INTELLIGENT  PLEAS- 
URE, from  the  chaff — destructive  or  IGNORANT  PLEASURE, 
imbibing  the  VITAL,  and  avoiding  the  VILE.  In  other 
words,  through  the  monitor  of  contrasting  PAIN  and  JOY, 
man  shall — soon  as  THE  SAVING  POINT  OF  FREE-WILL- 
LESS-NESS  is  clearly  seen,  quickly  and  uniformly  conform 
to  SANITY — self-preservation,  under  the  ALL-POWERFUL 
INFLUENCE  OF  KNOWING  that,  DISCORD  means  premature 
death  for  ALL,  and  that  solely  by  HARMONY  may  ANY 
mature — when  ALL  would.  They  may  and  shall  learn  the 
great  lesson — completely  expressed  in  six  words,  that — 
DISCORD  DON'T  PAY — and — HARMONY  DOES  PAY:  Class- 
consciousness  is  race  suicide. 

Everybody  will  be  taught  to  understand  and  abide 

by  THE  GOLDLESS  RULE — *IT  IS  TO  THE  WELFARE  OF  SELF  TO 
TREAT  ALL  OTHERS  WITH  HEALTFUL  CARE.*  The  acme  of 

wisdom  is  to  live  right — EVER  CONSTRUCTIVE.  The 
Panacea,  therefore,  exacts  that  MAN  be  thus  duly  imbued, 
and  afforded  precisely  the  correct  opportunity  to 
LIVE  IT. 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  65 

Every  human  being — white,  black,  yellow  or  mixed, 
will  ever  be  thoroughly  trained  to  duly  realize  the  vital 
necessity  to  SELF,  for  each  to  flawlessly  exemplify  solely 
CONSTRUCTIVE  LIVING;  that  we  are  equal  dependents  on 
helpful  co-operation ;  that  we  live  nor  die  by  self  alone, 

but  ONE  FOR  ALL  AND  ALL  FOR  ONE  ;  that  SUCH  AND  NONE 

ELSE  constitutes  the  full  range  from  Alpha  to  Omega — 
inclusive,  of  SALVATION  TRUTH.  That,  THE  ONLY  PROPER 

FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  IS,  TO  UNIFORMLY  ENDOW  EVERY 
FACTOR  OF  THE  RACE  WITH  THE  GUIDING  KNOWLEDGE  OF 

THIS  OMNIPOTENT  PRINCIPLE:    Mainly  discussed  under 

TELEPATHY. 

NATURE  KNOWS  NO  FREEDOM,  nor  self-denial;  there- 
fore, exact  science — its  explanation,  can  have  no  use  for 
such  words  as — may,  should,  liberty,  permission,  license, 
ALTRUISM,  SACRIFICE,  etc. — all  such  having  an  ANARCH- 
ISTIC tendency,  which  ever  have  and  would  admit  of 

CLASS-CONSCIOUSNESS     AND     CHAOS    IN    HUMAN    AFFAIRS: 

Hence,  *MAN  MUST  HAVE  AND  DO  WHAT  is  BEST  FOR  HIM.* 
And  too,  note  carefully  that  "HAVE"  precedes  "DO"  in 
this  greatest  sentence  ever  formulated  for  mankind  to 
observe — and  that  MUST  is  preceded  only  by  MAN. 

UNIFORM  EDUCATIONAL  COMPULSION  OF  EXACT  JUS- 
TICE— FREEDOM  FROM  LIBERTY  OF  VITAL  LOSS,  IS  THE 
SIMPLEST,  MOST  POWERFUL  AND  PRACTICAL  GOVERNMENT 
THAT  CAN  BE  CONCEIVED  ;  BECAUSE  IT  IS  EXACTLY  CORRECT 

—JUST  WHAT  EVERY  PERSON  WANTS — when  duly  taught 
the  facts  involved. 

Teach  Man  What  is  Right  and  Afford  Him  an  Op- 
portunity to  Do  it,  and  He  Will  Never  Do  Wrong ;  for, 
As  There  is  Nothing  Better  to  Conceive,  INFINITE  SELF- 
ISHNESS WOULD  NOT  PERMIT  IT. 

Therefore,  *TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH*  is  THE  PAN- 
ACEA;* FOR,  PRODUCTIVE  EXERCISE  AND  INTERDEPENDENCE 
—THE  ESSENTIALS  OF  LIFE  WORTH  WHILE,  IS  THE  ACME  OF 
TRUTH  AND  DESIRABILITY. 


66  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

The  Golden  Rule—  "Do  Unto  Others  as  Ye  Would 
that  They  Should  Do  Unto  You" — ever  solely  a  personal 
guide  and  corresponding  influence  unto  weal  or  woe — 
according  to  one's  condition  or  the  way  they  ''see 
things,"  can  be  rendered  duly  constructive  only  by 
properly  endowing  each  person  with  exact  knowledge  of 

ESSENTIAL   BASIC   PRINCIPLE,    AND   THE    MEANS   OK    HAVINci 

AND  DOING  EXACT  RIGHT — which  each  would  then  do,  BE- 
CAUSE IT  WOULD  PAY  SELF  :  Thus  uniformerly  transform- 
ing the  effect  of  THE  GOLDEN  RULE  INTO  THE  GOLDLESS 
RULE — compare  them. 

SUCH  A  RULE  WOULD  BE  STABLE,  for  it  would  do  away 
with  NEED  AND  WANT — between  which  there  is  NOW  a 
vast  difference,  but  would  THEN  BECOME  the  same;  for 
when  learned  TO  KNOW  WHAT  is  RIGHT — the  best  that's 
possible  for  SELF  and  getting  it,  NOTHING  MORE  COULD  BE 
DESIRED:  thus  completely  satisfying  INFINITE  SELFISH- 
NESS: Hence,  PRAYER  WOULD  BE  SILLY — as  it  is  now. 

Yet,  the  condition  just  depicted  is  precisely  reversed 
to  that  of  now,  as  are  the  delusions  of  celestial  HI 
AND  HELL;  which,  however,  are  the  possibility  that  will 
surely  descend  from  "on  high"  and  combine  in  a  RKAI. 
EARTHLY  PARADISE — ever  so  vividly  foretold — by  desire, 
faith  or  IMAGES. 

SUCH  IS  MAN 'S  DUE  AND  WILL  SOME  DAY  ACCRUE  :  IT 
IS  UP  TO  YOU  AND  I  TO  DO. 

*EVERY-THING  OR  BEINGS  are  produced  of  and  con- 
form to  ENVIRONMENT,  and  are  ever  obedient  to  their 
parent.  This  influence — alike  called  EXPERIENCE  OR 
EDUCATION,  is  manifest  first  in  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  GROWTH, 
and  finally  in  every  instance  by  INDIVIDUAL  DEATH — dis- 
organization or  decomposition — back  to  their  source. 

The  process  and  function  of  EXPERIENCE  is  the  im- 
pelling of  the  nervous  system  to  assume  an  association 
of  actions,  corresponding  to  the  dictates  of  impinging 
forces — regardless  of  class,  variety  or  extent:  EXPERI- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  67 

ENCE  AND  EDUCATION — personal  Cause  and  Effect,  are 
EQUAL  AND  SAME — which  greatly  vary,  however,  with 
different  individuals. 

The  single  or  co-operative  action  of  the  nerves  thus 
effected  is  permanent — the  basis  of  MEMORY. 

These  reflex  actions — which  grow  in  complication 
and  phases  to  correspond  with  the  extension  and  class 
OF  EXPERIENCE — singly,  sectionally  or  combinedly,  consti- 
tute FEELING  OR  CONSCIOUSNESS — rightly  spoken  of  as 
REACTION  TO  STIMULI  ;  which  self-  evidently  is  the  PSYCHO- 
PHYSICAL  phenomena  that  is  called  MIND,  and  which 
when  extended  into  varying  and  more  or  less  associated 
CHAINS  OF  ACTION,  constitutes  what  is  termed  MENTALITY, 
THINKING  OR  REASON — covering  every  degree,  NORMAL 

OR    ABNORMAL   FUNCTION   AND   CONDITION    OF   OUR   BEING.* 

Thus  with  only  a  few  words,  the  entire  range  of  the 
most  perplexing  problem  that  has  ever  confronted  man 
to  solve,  is  simply,  entirely,  correctly  and  clearly  ex- 
plained. Indeed,  Nature  is  never  complicated  or  occult 
— when  understood. 

DEATH  MEANS;  that  absolute  and  everlasting 
extinction  of  CONSCIOUSNESS — reaction  to  stimuli,  which 
results  from  a  disorganization  of  the  co-operative  parts 
that  are  necessary  to  the  ORGANIC  ACTION,  SPIRIT,  ANIMA- 
TION OR  LIFE  OF  A  PERSONALITY — somatic  vitality  or  func- 
tion of  THE  BODY — SOUL:  Hence,  as  the  constituent 
MATTER  does  not  cease  to  exist,  the  ORGANIC  ACTION, 

SPIRIT,  ANIMATION,  LIFE  Or  ACTIO-PHYSICAL  COMBINATION 
—THE  PERSONAL  SPIRITUALITY  OR  INTELLECTUALITY,  is 

precisely  what  and  all  that  DIES — a  reversal  of  prevalent 
belief. 

In  other  words,  DEATH  OF  AN  ENTITY  ensues  as  the 
result  of  stopping  the  systemic  or  co-relative  ACTION  of 
its  requisite  organs;  the  MATERIA-ENERGY — though 
changed  by  decomposition,  transmutation,  reorganiza- 
tion, etc.,  into  other  manifestations — finally  back  to  the 


68  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

ether,  is  thus  EVER  ENTIRELY  CONSERVED.  While  from 
such  there  is  NO  COSMIC  LOSS  OR  GAIN,  the  PARTICULAR  IN- 
DIVIDUALITY is  EXTINCT — except  in  the  memory  of  the 
living.  The  personal  organic  spirit  or  action  dies,  while 
the  matter  remains  and  forms  into  other  things.  MAN- 
MICROCOSM,  is  "THE  SOUL  OR  WHOLE"  OP  NATURE,  and 
will  fight  for  life  until  its  modes  in  TIME — actions,  and 
SPACE — extension,  is  fully  expressed  in  SELF. 

As  has  been  explained  but  should  be  here  repeated, 
there  are  only  two  causes  of  DEATH  :  Which  are,  DISCORD 
— during  the  necessary  period  for  completion  of 
GROWTH;  and  MATURITY — that  may  duly  accrue  solely 
from  practical  HARMONY  during  the  required  time  to 
fully  develop  and  RIPEN,  the  attainment — with  MAN,  of 
OMNISCIENCE:  Which,  were  HARMONY — essential  to  the 
completion  of  construction,  ever  maintained — as  'tis 
easily  possible  to  do,  EVERY  PERSON  would  fully  attain; 
when  DEATH — then  caused  by  no  further  possible  growth, 
would  ensure — void  of  pain  or  regret,  in  spite  of  THE 
DEVIL  or  GOD  either.  OMNISCIENCE  SPELLS  THOUGHT-LESS- 
NESS — DEMENTALJZATION. 

Yet,  none  can  know  better  than  the  writer  does, 
that  at  first  IGNORANT  SELFISHNESS,  born  of  deeply  rooted 
perverse  teaching — mainly  Holy  Fright  and  Delight,  the 
most  potent  cause  of  early  death,  will  prompt  a  prreat 
many  to  ignore  or  savagely  condemn  these  self-evident 
REAL  SALVATION  TRUTHS.  Some — not  realizing  the 

ALMIGHTY    POWER    OF    LOGICAL    REASONING    FROM    PROVEN 

FACTS,  will  MADLY  consider  such  as  a  DEVILISH  effort  to 
thwart  their  God  and  Hope  of  Heaven :  Even,  alas,  per- 
sist in  BLANKLY  BELIEVING  that  they  may  go  to  A 
CELESTIAL  PARADISE,  despite  CONCLUSIVE  evidence  of 
there  being  no  such  place. 

They  will — while  left  solely  to  individual  "choice," 
unwittingly  MAINTAIN  HELL  ON  EARTH,  WHERE  A  GENUINE 
HEAVEN  WOULD  QUICKLY  OBTAIN  were  it  not  for  the  sav- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  69 

age  strife  continually  engendered  by  MULTIFORM  IGNOR- 
ANT SELFISHNESS — diverse  warring  superstition,  man's 
only  foe ;  hence,  the  duty  of  government  to  correct. 

Such,  indeed,  is  deplorable;  and  the  only  possible 
antidote  consists  of  UNIFORM  EDUCATION  IN  INTELLIGENT 
SELFISHNESS — mankind's  only  friend:  HARMONY — vs. 
— DISCORD. 

NATIONS  WILL  NEVER  CEASE  FIGHTING  WARS  UNTIL 
IGNORANCE — the  cause  of  strife  and  premature  death,  is 
dethroned. 

"YE  SHALL  KNOW  THE  TRUTH  AND  THE  TRUTH  SHALL 

MAKE  YOU  FREE" — from  WRONG,  but  not  from  RIGHT — 
being  merely  a  desirable  supplanting  of  IGNORANCE  by 
INTELLIGENCE,  the  ABSOLUTE  MONARCHS  in  their  respect- 
ive  realms — DECAY  UNTO  DEATH — or — GROWTH  UNTO  FULL 
LIFE,  there  being  literally  NO  ESCAPE  OR  FREEDOM — Cause 
and  Effect  of  Materia-Energy,  Ever  Ruling  Supreme: 
HEED  YE  THIS. 

Nor  is  belief  in  God,  Devil,  Heaven,  Hell,  etc.,  con- 
ducive of  HAPPINESS,  and  Atheism  of  WRETCHEDNESS — as 
claimed,  but  QUITE  THE  REVERSE.  Of  course  now-a-days, 

DOMINANT  FANATICAL  IGNORANCE,  often  makes  CONFIDENT 

NATURAL  INTELLIGENCE  sorely  feel  its  merciless  heel. 

Yet,  the  writer  has  heard  hundreds  of  ATHEISTS 
earnestly  thank  fortune,  for  having  been  delivered  from 
their  former  constant  and  frightful  uncertainty,  as  to 
whether  HEAVEN  OR  HELL  was  to  be  the  portion  of  them- 
selves, relatives  and  friends;  often  finally  being  imbued 
by  the  heartless  bribe  and  threat  teachings,  with  BLISS- 
FUL indifference  as  to  the  fate  of  all  but  SELF — benumb- 
ing our  Natural  interest  in  others,  MAN'S  GREATEST  NOR- 
MAL PLEASURE. 

Indeed,  no  SCIENTIFIC  ATHEIST  would  trade  places 
with  a  Hellistic  Theist  for  the  world.  Fools  only — not 
well  founded  Atheists,  would  exchange  their  broad- 
gauge  REASON — mankind's  highest  possible  attainment, 


70  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

for  such  ''TREASON  TO  REASON" — dogmatic  narrow 
creeds. 

No  Religion — dogmatic  belief  in  uncanny  death, 
can  as  thoroughly  satisfy — even  a  partially  sane  person, 

as  FEARLESS  AND  LOGICAL  THINKING  FROM  NATURAL  CAUSE 
TO  EFFECT — THE  TRUE  PROCESS  OF  HAPPINESS  AND  LIFE 

WORTH  LIVING.  This  is  self-evident  because  IT  is  TRUE. 
Nor  is  it  possible — as  " Billy"  Sunday  logically  asserts, 
there  could  be  a  HEAVEN  unless  there  is  a  HELL  ;  for  there 
could  be  NO  SALVATION  without  probable  DAMNATION,  any 
more  than  there  could  be  PLEASURE  without  possible  PAIN 
— the  delusions  being  born  of  the  actual. 

While  it  is  fully  realized  that  many  will  feel  a 
personal  and  class  affront  at  this  discussion  of  THEOLOGY  : 
Yet,  not  one  word  of  the  work  is  intended,  nor  when 
properly  understood,  can  be  personally  applied — only  so 
far  as  it  may  be  educational. 

Nothing  is  more  strongly  contended  herein  than  that 
the  teaching  and  arbitrary  declaration  of  liberty,  free- 
dom of  conscience  or  PERSONAL  RESPONSIBILITY,  is  THE 
BASIS  OF  ERROR — exempting  all  from  personal  blame  for 
their  belief.  Which — while  affecting  everyone  person- 
ally and  should  be  so  considered — making  them  even 
more  careful  of  their  own  conduct  and  treatment  of 
others,  is  intended  at  least,  to  be  a  purely  SCIENTIFIC  OR 
IMPERSONAL  discussion  of  an  all-inclusive  and  all-im- 
portant fundamental  problem;  true  or  false,  beneficial 
or  detrimental  alike  to  one  and  all;  being  impartial 
SCIENCE — CLASS-CONSCIOUS-LESS,  or  mere  personal  asser- 
tion— CHAOS-NESS,  which  solely  the  facts  involved  may 
correctly  decide — void  of  mere  belief  or  PERSONALITIES. 

The  reader  may  have  by  this  time  begun  to  realize, 
that  this  work  is  not  merely  of  the  "GOD-KILLING"  CLASS, 
for  in  the  first  place  there  are  none  to  kill;  nor  is  it  "A 
SUSTAINING  HOPE"  CRUSHER,  for  the  sole  object  is  to 

INDUCE  MISGUIDED  HUMANITY  TO  EXCHANGE  ITS  REAL  HELL 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  71 

AND  FALSE  HEAVEN  FOR  A  GENUINE  PARADISE — fully  ex- 
plaining the  why,  ways  and  means  for  doing  so,  GIVING 

INFINITELY  MORE  THAN  IS  TAKEN. 

This  is  by  no  means — as  heretofore  has  always  been 
the  case,  merely  a  one-sided  effort  to  either  knock  the 
props  from  THE  TRUSTFUL — leaving  them  to  wallow  in 
the  mire  worse  off  than  before ;  nor  of  the  opposing  class, 

Who  THREATEN  ALL  THOSE  WITH  HELL  THAT  DARE  BE 
DOUBTFUL  OF  SOME  DOGMA. 

No,  the  writer  detests  all  such,  and  has  devoted  over 
thirty  years  and  his  every  cent  to  the  cause  of  LEARNING 

THE  TRUTH  THAT  IS  SUPREMELY  GOOD  FOR  ALL,  ever  void 

of  the  slightest  prejudice — except  that  solely  FACTS  be 
compiled  to  clearly  point  out  THE  RIGHT. 

No  word  in  this  work  is  intended  to  be  other  than 
SEVERELY  KIND  ;  which  it  is  believed  all  thoughtful  people 
—regardless  of  their  opinion  as  to  its  merits,  will  readily 
accord.  VERILY,  INTENDED  AS  A  BLESSING  INSTEAD  OF  A 
CUSSING  ;  which  the  writer  is  sure  will  at  least  some  day 
be  universally  so  considered  and  the  result.  As  to  when 
—in  a  great  measure,  for  YOU,  it's  up  to  YOU  and  YOU 
and  YOU.  I  'm  doing  my  best,  DO  YOURS  !  NOW  ! !  RIGHT 
NOW  ! ! ! 

The  difference  in  effect  of  PERSONAL  CONDEMNATION 
— enforcing  the  dogma  of  FREE  WILL,  and  solely  CON- 
DEMNATION OF  WRONG — intelligent  dissection  and  selec- 
tion of  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT,  is  no  less  than  respective  UNI- 
VERSAL DAMNATION  OR  SALVATION.  The  tap-root  of  EVIL 

is,  therefore,  herein  fearlessly  exposed,  in  hopes  that  it 
will  be  carefully  and  promptly  scrutinized,  recognized 
and  sterilized ;  thus  making  the  best  of  the  worst. 

Hence,  as  THEOLOGY  and  its  immediate  diverse  issue 
of  superstitions  are  the  parent  and  support  of  the  dogma 
FREE  WILL — the  fountain  and  flood  of  pus,  they  are, 
therefore,  inevitably  attacked  combinedly,  as  powerful 
sustainers  of  the  DEGRADING  PRINCIPLE,  instead  of  the 


78  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

IRRESPONSIBLE  PERSONAL  media  of  manifestation;  like 
properly  curing  a  disease  by  removing  its  cause. 

THEOLOGY — of  which  RELIGION  is  its  diverse  expres- 
sion, has  ever  been  the  primal  method  of  dealing  with  the 
ALL-INCLUSIVE  PROBLEM  OP  LIFE  ;  the  all-important  phase 
of  mentality  that  permeates  and  basicly  controls  every 
affair  of  man,  which  must  at  least  be  clearly  exposed  be- 
fore practically  any  factor  of  the  intricately  entwined 
system  of  livelihood  can  be  perfected.  Hence,  the  basic 
snare  and  delusion  is  herein  broadly,  impartially  and 
earnestly  considered;  for  the  venerable  and  tenacious 
enemy  of  science  must  be  entirely  removed,  or  its  degrad- 
ing influence  will  remain  a  powerful  obstacle — in  way  of 
IGNORANCE  PROMOTER,  to  weaken  or  wreck  our  possible 
and  deserved  fortune:  EVEN  A  SLIGHT  COM- 
PROMISE WOULD  BE  A  MIGHTY  MISTAKE. 

The  main  trouble  is,  nearly  every  person — with  the 
devout  intention  of  enforcing  their  version  of  RELIGIOUS 
DUTY,  narrow  their  consideration  of  the  stupendous  prob- 
lem, to  their  own  efforts  to  do  RIGHT  :  That  is,  mainly,  to 
CONVERT  OTHERS  TO  THEIR  FAITH.  Instead  of  viewing  its 
world -wide  and  historical  aspect  of  diversity  and 
struggle — as  the  proper  basis  of  judgment,  they  sim- 
mer it  down  to  a  purely  SELF-EXPERIENCE  or  home  affair : 
Verily !  EVER  BEING  DOGMATICALLY  ANCHORED  TO  A  PER- 
SONAL OR  CREED  CONSCIOUSNESS. 

They  seem  to  forget  or  are  indifferent  to  the 
venomous  fact  that,  everybody  else  is  doing  the  same 
"WILL  OF  GOD,"  each  from  a  different  standpoint;  and 
that  it  takes  many  large  volumes — including  The  Bible, 
to  depict  only  a  fractional  account  of  the  repulsive 
methods  and  result — say  nothing  of  ITS  DIRECT  ISSUE — 
The  World  At  War  RIGHT  NOW. 

And  yet,  these  mainly  are  the  people  who  will  sav- 
agely denounce  THE  NATURAL  LAW  OF  SELF-SATISFAC- 
TION ;  for  up  to  date  it  has  been  merely  the  Godly  virtue 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  73 

of  SELF-SANCTIFICATION  and  salvation,  by  the  humble 
process  of  "SURVIVAL  OF  THE  SLICKEST":  ALTRUISM 
EVER  WITH  A  VENGEANCE — Hell  for  You  Who  Belie ve  Not 
as  I  DO  !  Godliness. 

AND  YET,  we  have  clearly  seen  that  INFINITE  SELF- 
ISHNESS MUST  BE  OUR  SAVIOR  OR  HUMANITY  IS  FOREVER 

LOST:  Which,  however — as  Nature  makes  no  mistake, 
will  not  fail  us.  But  alas,  the  mill  of  time  grinds  slow 
and  fine — requiring  supreme  patience — TO  UNDERSTAND 

INTERDEPENDENCE  AND  FREE-WILL-LESS-NESS — THE  DE- 
SIRABILITY OF  CO-OPERATION  AND  KINDNESS. 

As  before  stated,  there  is  literally  a  UNIVERSAL  SAL- 
VATION difference  between  PERSONAL  CONDEMNATION,  and 
merely  the  CONDEMNATION  OF  WRONG — of  which  the  vic- 
tim is  only  the  unfortunate  medium  of  expression.  PER- 
SONALITY is  wholly  the  product  of  EXPERIENCE.  Many  so- 
called  purely  mental  phases  of  abnormality,  being  far 
more  contagious  and  dangerous  than  is  small-pox.  For 
instance,  labor,  tuberculosis,  travel,  religion,  science,  etc., 
are  each  a  true  factor  of  the  usually  much  restricted 
term  EDUCATION — which  in  this  work  is  properly  used 
synonymous  with  EXPERIENCE,  either  of  which  include 
any  and  every  factor  of  one's  impinging  ENVIRONMENT, 
and  the  TOTALITY — accrued  from  the  instant  of  personal 
CONCEPTION  to  incident  of  date,  is  the  influence  that 
inerrantly  moulds  PERSONALITY — thought,  speech,  acts, 
habits,  health,  sickness — specific  and  general  idiosyn- 
crasies, finally  death ;  each  ever  manifesting  an  accurate 
reflex  of  their  EDUCATION  or  EXPERIENCE  :  PURELY  the  EF- 
FECT of  an  exactly  commensurate  CAUSE.  Every  faculty 
and  facility  being  ACQUIRED,  and  a  corresponding  reac- 
tion REQUIRED — correctly  spells  IRRESPONSIBILITY.  *MAN 
NEVER  HAS  AND  CANNOT  DISOBEY  THE  LAW 
OF  HIS  BEING.* 

Hence,  to  CONDEMN  or  COMMEND  a  person  for  their 
acts,  is  as  silly  as  it  would  be  to  condemn  a  lion  for  kill- 


74  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

ing  a  fawn  when  hungry,  or  to  commend  the  brute  for 
tenderly  playing  with  the  mate  of  its  prey  immediately 
after  being  filled ;  except  to  instructively  condemn  WRONG 
and  commend  RIGHT  are  each  potent  EDUCATIONAL  influ- 
ences for  GOOD.  More  vitally  stated — WE  SHOULD  ALWAYS 

CORRECTINGLY   BUT  IMPERSONALLY   CONDEMN   WRONG the 

virus  of  death,  and  PERSONALLY  COMMEND  RIGHT — the 
elixir  of  life:  CONSTRUCTIVE  EDUCATION  vs.  DOGMATIZA- 

TION  STAGNATION  Or  DEGRADATION  AND  BRUTALIZATION— 
THE  DAMNATION  OF  SALVATION. 

PERSONAL  PUNISHMENT — in  way  of  PAIN — con- 
ducive of  death,  and  REWARD — in  way  of  PLEASURE — 
promotive  of  life,  are  the  inerrant  Natural  monitors  that 
are  ever  precisely  commensurate  with  every  deed  and 
need,  insuring  normal  development — were  they  not  cor- 
rupted— as  is  now  generally  the  case  and  should  be  care- 
fully prevented:  PAIN  is  NATURE'S  CRY  OF — IGNORANCE! 

Hence — as  clearly  indicated  by  THE  LAW,  The  Great- 
est Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act — ever 
seeking  the  best  even  of  the  worst;  self-preservation, 
therefore,  is  evidently  by  the  process  of  making  an  INTEL- 
LIGENT, that  is — a  right  or  constructive  choice  of  every 
action:  Which  in  turn  basically  points  out  THE  GOLD- 
LESS  RULE.  IT  IS  TO  THE  WELFARE  OF  SELF  TO  TREAT  ALL 

OTHERS  WITH  HEALTHFUL  CARE,  for  it  has  been  plainly 
shown  that  "NONE  LIVE  or  DIE  by  SELF  ALONE,  but  per  the 
influence  of  EXPERIENCE — mainly  derived  from  FELLOW 
HUMAN  BEINGS  :  Inevitable  co-operation. 

Indeed,  we  may  learn  of  others  but  not  of  self— 
REASON  being  the  reflex  of  compound  EDUCATION. 

Hence,  to  authoritatively  or  otherwise  ADD  PUNISH- 
MENT TO  THE  NATURAL  CONSEQUENCE  OF  AN  ACT  IS  WRONG  : 

And  hence,  the  officious  PERSONAL  CONDEMNATION — prac- 
ticed by  The  Church  IN  THE  NAME  OF  GOD  is  the  primal 
cause  of  UNIVERSAL  DEGRADATION — A  BRUTALIZATION  THAT 

HURTS — DEVITALIZING. 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  75 

Preacher-Priests — and  even  such  holy-frights  as 
" Billy"  Sunday,  are  liberally  paid  and  loudly  extolled 
for  not  only  branding  a  great  many  people  as  FOOLS,  but 
threatening  them  with  EVERLASTING  HELL  as  the  conse- 
quence of  what  they  loudly  denounce  as  IGNORANCE. 
Christ  is  worshiped  notwithstanding  his — * '  Give  not  that 
which  is  holy  unto  DOGS,  nor  cast  your  pearls  before 
SWINE"  *  *  *  bitter  exclamation  of  disgust.  Which 
leads  us  to  believe  that  when  P.  T.  Barnum  said — '  *  The 
people  love  to  be  hum-bugged, ' '  he  was  right.  Even, ' '  get 
the  money  or  knock  'em  dead,"  is  now  very  extensively 
practiced  and  respected ;  not  only  by  the  business  high- 
waymen, but  by  the  meek  and  lowly  save-men  within  the 
sacred  shrines  of  the  holy  of  holies. 

Yet — as  history  clearly  proves  by  many  a  similar 
case,  the  expounder  even  of  THE  ABSOLUTE  TRUTH,  that 
man  is  A  FOOL  for  kotowing  either  to  priests,  heaven  or 
hell ;  and  that  in  the  final  no  man  is  an  unappreciative 
DOG  OR  HOG  of  really  "holy"  ideas  or  precious  things: 
And  yet,  BE  IT  so,  the  teacher  of  such  will  for  a  time  be 
heartlessly  trampled  under  foot  and  rended,  by  many 
of  whom  he  earnestly  seeks  to  serve  even  unto  proving 
them  potentially  capable  of  OMNISCIENCE — ever  worthy 
of  corresponding  happiness  and  span  of  life;  even  in- 
deed, of  suggestively  preparing  the  way  therefor — IGNOR- 
ANCE GENERALLY  BEING  HARD  TO  DISLODGE  AND  ALWAYS 
VICIOUS. 

Lamentably,    it   is   widely   believed   that   "WHERE 

IGNORANCE  IS  BLISS  IT  IS  FOLLY  TO  BE  WISE  ; ' '  for,  actually, 

what  people  don't  know  not  only  hurt  the  ignorant 
greatly  and  mainly,  but  is  ever  a  corresponding  world- 
wide very  injurious  influence  on  those  who  do  know. 
The  embarrassing  fact  involved,  however,  is  enough  to 
make  the  credulous  believe  that  a  whipped  dog  enjoys 
instead  of  dreads  his  master :  Also  deters  the  wise  from 
expounding  the  truth — to  avoid  the  serpent's  fangs: 


76  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Indeed,  the  volume  of  TRUTH,  BEAUTY  AND  GOODNESS  thus 
crushed  is  beyond  measure. 

Just  think  if  you  can  of  the  wonderful  benefit  that 
would  accrue,  were  the  vast  means  that  is  now  being  em- 
ployed to  promote  IGNORANCE,  transferred  to  boost  IN- 
TELLIGENCE :  Why,  it  would  result  in  GENUINE  SALVATION 
within  one  year  of  every  person  on  earth. 

'Tis  a  fatal  mistake  to  believe  that  the  present 
frightful  condition  of  mankind  can  be  corrected  merely 
through  the  medium  of  finance  and  stomach  economics. 
All  such  efforts  are  like  starting  to  construct  a  building 
from  the  third  story  up;  comparable  to  " mansions  in 
the  sky" — FOUNDATION-LESS,  BRAIN-LESS  AND  SUCCESS- 
LESS: For  SELF — MAN,  His  Nature,  The  Will  or  Ruling 

power,  IS  THE  PROPER  BASIS. 

Likewise,  every  other  specific  and  general  reform 
scheme,  admitting  of  the  slightest  personal  or  clique 

MONOPOLY  AND  COMPETITION  IN  LIVELIHOOD  OR  SOCIAL  IN- 
EQUALITY— in  the  final,  must  successfully  fail;  bequeath- 
ing a  great  loss  to  the  promoters  and  maintainers,  till 
from  repugnance  they  are  changed.  Indeed,  no  method 
admitting  of  CLASS-CONSCIOUSNESS  OF  CLASH-CONDI- 
TIONS OF  VAST-CONSEQUENCES  CAN  HEREAFTER  LONG  EN- 
DURE :  FOR  THE  LOVE  OF  LIFE  MUST  SOON  CONQUER  THE 
INFLUENCE  CONDUCIVE  OF  PREMATURE  DEATH. 

Even,  alas;  neither  can  the  desired  HARMONY  obtain 
from  either  of  the  much  flaunted  systems — as  now  ex- 
pounded, of  SOCIALISM  or  DEMOCRACY— each  being  "a 
cart  before  the  horse."  Their  " similar  ideals,"  how- 
ever, may  in  a  slight  measure  be  the  RESULT  but  not  the 
source  of — UNIVERSAL  INTELLIGENT  DETERMINATION  OF 

CONSTRUCTIVE     LIVING,     SOLELY     PER     EDICT     OF     NATURAL 

CAUSE  AND  EFFECT — the  Simplest,  only  Perfect  and 
Proper  Government  for  MAN  :  Which,  though  when  nar- 
rowly viewed  by  IGNORANT  SELFISHNESS  seems  chaotic 
and  unjust,  is  ETERNAL  TRUTH  RULING  SUPREME — how- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  77 

ever  we  continue  to  DREAM,  SCHEME  AND  SCREAM,  instead 

Of  GLEAN  THE  CREAM,   CLEAN  AND  SERENE.      Even  which, 

alas,  per  force  solely  of  INTELLIGENT  SELFISHNESS,  will 
some  day  completely  obtain — FREE  FROM  STAIN  DESPITE 

DISDAIN  OF  FACTS  THAT  ARE  PLAIN. 

Verily,  by  such  only  may  we  Correct  and  Direct 
the  Neglect  and  Defect,  or  Perfect  Derelict  Effect  in 
every  Respect  of  INDIVIDUALS,  FAMILIES,  SOCIETY  AND  NA- 
TIONS ;  ever  keeping  AFFAIRS  AND  THE  RACE  without  Ex- 
cept, by  mere  dint  of  Exact  Fact  Intact — Bright,  Com- 
pact and  Content. 

Indeed,  LIGHT  and  RIGHT  are  MIGHT  and  DELIGHT: 
Even  LIGHT  is  Right  and  Might  and  Delight,  yet  QUIET. 
So,  the  QUAINT  last  words  of  poet  GOETHE — "give  us 
more  LIGHT,"  was  a  prayer  of  BRIGHT  SIGHT — Right, 
Might,  Delight — the  Blight  of  Night :  We  may  live  and 
die  it,  though  it  has  neither  Life  or  Death — being  PRIN- 
CIPLE— a  rule  of  action :  NONE  CAN  BUY  IT  BUT  ALL  MUST 

TRY  IT.  YET,  GET  IT  TRUE  OR  IT  WILL  GET  YOU  :  THE  UNI- 
VERSAL PILOT — IMPARTIAL  AND  ETERNAL  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT 
OF  MATERIA-ENERGY,  UNTO  A  FRUITFUL  LIFE  OR  YOUTHFUL 
DEATH.*  THE  LAW  OF  RIGHT  Or  LIFE  is  COMPLETE  AND  IN- 
HERENT IN  MAN  :  LOOK  THERE.* 

While  the  complete  work — a  book  of  near  six  hun- 
dred pages,  thoroughly  and  clearly  explains  in  detail 

EVERY   BASIC   PRINCIPLE   OF   COSMOS   AND    AFFAIRS   OF    MAN 

WITHOUT  A  MISSING  LINK,  only  that  in  regard  to  MARRIAGE 
will  be  briefly  sketched  here ;  merely  as  an  illustration  of 
how  perfect  "THE  BOOK  OF  NATURE'*  has  ever  pointed 

OUt  THE  WAY  OF  LIFE  when  understood,  AS  IT  MAY  BE — 
EXACTLY  IN  EVERY  REALM. 

NATURE— OUR  TRUSTWORTHY  GUIDE, 
KNOWS  NO  FREEDOM;  therefore,  EVERY  FIT  PERSON 
MUST  MARRY — mates  of  their  own  choice  if  well  chosen,  at 
the  proper  age — WHEN  NATURE  CALLS  FOR  UNION.  OF 
SEXES,  after  being  specially  educated  for  that  most  im- 


78  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

portant  function  in  life,  UNDER  CAREFUL  SUPERVISION  OP 
THE  GOVERNMENT;  and  every  child — though  left  in  care 
of  parents,  would  ever  be  amply  provided  for — FROM  THE 
COMMON  STOREHOUSE,  and  under  the  watchful  eye  of  the 
all-protecting  guardian.  The  government  would,  there- 
fore, be  THE  PARENT  OF  PARENTS — tolerating  neither 
ignorance  or  neglect:  A  PROCESS  OF  INERRANT  INTEL- 
LECTUAL SELECTION. 

However,  as  the  union  of  sex  is  A  NATURAL  IMPULSE 
OF  DUE  VIRILITY;  therefore,  a  staid  aversion  thereto 
would  be  considered  ample  evidence  of  an  abnormal  or 
diseased  state,  and  a  perfect  bar  to  the  person's  mar- 
riage. Hence,  coercion  must  be  limited  to  promoting 
psycho-physical  health — broad  inducive  education. 

Thus  mutual  affinity  would  constitute  a  burglar- 
proof  key  to  each  wedlocked  home — with  parental  nature 
as  the  sole  and  sufficient  bond. 

Would  not  this  completely  settle  every  phase  of  the 
great  problem  of  MARRIAGE — PROPER  MATING,  EUGENICS, 

DIVORCE,    AND    THE   SCARLET   SOCIAL   EVIL,   etc.  ?      Why.    of 

course  it  would,  and  it  is  the  only  solution.  There 
would  then  be  every  incentive  for  marriage — health, 
home,  plenty,  contentment,  etc.;  SUBLIME  HAPPINESS. 
Especially  when  each  union  was  guarded  by  proper 
education  and  ample  ennobling  amusement,  including 
world-wide  travel — every  essential  of  the  best. 

While  all  FIT  would  be  impelled  by  LIGHT  AND 
HEALTH  to  properly  marry — which  would  then  mean 
practically  all,  yet  none  others  need  apply;  for  " SAFETY 
TO  ALL  FIRST"  is  the  proper  motto  for  government— 
which  must  have  its  root  in  the  production  of  perfect 
children  and  joyful  families.  Why!  ill-mating,  unhap- 
piness  and  divorce  would  then  be  comparatively  un- 
known ;  while  the  children  would  be  ideal — nothing  lack- 
ing for  making  them  so,  REVERSING  THE  VILE  CUSTOM  AND 

RESULT  OF  TODAY. 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  79 

There  Literally  Could  be  No  Scarlet  Social  Evil. 

Thus  we  have  laid  a  proper  foundation  for  ever 
maintaining  every  man,  woman  and  child — at  once 
SEPARATELY  AND  COMBINEDLY  provided  with  every  es- 
sential of  a  truly  happy  life  in  an  ideal  "HOME  SWEET 
HOME":  Nature's  noblest  and  loveliest  estate — THE 

BASIC  ESSENTIAL. 

A  woman  once  asked  the  writer  what  CONSTRUCTIVE 
VITAL  SCIENCE  records  as  being  correct  in  regard  to  the 
problem  of  MARRIAGE  ;  and — after  the  foregoing  was  con- 
cisely explained,  she  warmly  said:  "I  permit  no  one 
else  to  dictate  as  to  how  my  children  shall  be  brought 
up. ' '  Then  I  added  that,  NO  ONE  ELSE  should  have  that 
right,  nor  would  THE  GOVERNMENT — unless  the  treatment 
accorded  was  INJURIOUS  to  the  children,  parents  and 
others;  when  due  correction  would  be  promptly  com- 
pelled. Then  she  said,  well — WHAT  WOULD  ANY  WORTHY 

MOTHER  SAY? 

Which  in  principle — EDUCATIONAL  DIRECTION  AND 
CORRECTION — where  needed  only,  would  ever  be  the  ample 
methods  employed  in  every  affair  of  life — INSURING  FREE- 
DOM FROM  LIBERTY  OF  VITAL  LOSS  TO  ANY. 

Would  such  people — EVER  RECEIVING  NO  MORE  OR 
LESS  THAN  THEIR  EXACT  DUE,  shrink  from  doing  their 
bit;  when  only  just  sufficient  PRODUCTIVE  EXERCISE  to 
maintain  perfect  health  would  be  required — OF  EVERY- 
BODY, to  forever  maintain  their  ennobling  condition? 
THINK  IT  OVER — but  don't  show  your  ignorance  by  com- 
paring such  conditions  and  people  with  the  state  of  af- 
fairs and  "slackers"  of  today. 

Anyone  ought  to  realize  with  but  a  moment's 
thought  that,  where  each — including  women,  were 
specially  learned  to  know  how  to  maintain  perfect  health 
— THE  ALL-INCLUSIVE  PROBLEM,  and  provided  with  every 
means  of  doing  so — including  3  to  4  hours,  5  days  a 
week,  10  months  a  year  of  ennobling  productive  exercise 


80  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

— a  serfless  dual  benefit,  THERE  COULD  BE  PRACTICALLY  NO 

SICKNESS  OR  IMMATURE  DEATH. 

Dining  would  then  be  mainly  a  public  service,  ever 
of  the  best  unadulterated  food — properly  prepared  and 
served ;  nothing  is  more  needed. 

Every  person  would  ever  be  clothed  in  the  best — 
for  the  requirement,  that  combined  wisdom  and  efforts 
could  produce — nothing  shoddy:  No  waste  of  any  na- 
ture allowed — intelligence  is  never  wasteful. 

Every  service  would  be  in  the  interest  of  all:  Yet 
all  would  ever  be  in  faithful  service  OP  EACH — making 
every  person  "LORD  AND  MASTER  OP  ALL  i  SURVEY,  MY 

RIGHTS  THERE  ARE  NONE  TO  DISPUTE" — ABSOLUTELY,   FOR 

SELF  AND  PROGENY.  Each  may  then  in  deed  and  in  truth 
exclaim — as  did  Monte  Cristo  in  fiction,  "THE  WORLD  is 
MINE!"  AND  ADD — ALL  ARE  MY  CONTENTED  SERVANTS; 
each  far  surpassing  in  learning  and  possession — OP 

EVERY  ESSENTIAL   FOR   AN   IDEAL  LIFE,   any    monopolist   Or 

potentate  that  has  ever  lived — FOR  ALL  GENERATIONS. 
And  too,  all  must  be  INTELLIGENT  PLEASURE — the  elixir 
of  life. 

Yet,  some  will  say  THERE  WOULD  BE  NO  INCENTIVE  OP 
ACTION  ; 

This,  however,  is  not  only  possible  but  will  some 
day  be  done :  for  THE  INCENTIVE  is — SUPREME  HAPPINESS 

AND  COMPLETE  LIFE — FOR  ALL. 

Judge  not  by  what  has  been  or  the  present,  as  to 
what  is  possible  under  vastly  different  conditions.  This, 
of  course,  is  very  difficult  for  most  people,  who  are 
trained  to  "live"  by  "LOOKING  BACKWARD"  instead  of 
FORWARD  ;  their  eyes  ever  being  in  the  back  of  their  head 
in  place  of  facing  the  future.  To  them  if  it  hasn't  beec 
done — ' '  NO  USE  ' ' :  These  block-heads  decry  every  pro- 
gressive endeavor. 

They  think  of  THE  NATURALISTIC  PROCESS  OF  LIFE— 
as  indeed  it  has  ever  been  taught,  in  the  sense  of  retro- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  81 

grading  to  caves,  roots  and  herbs,  instead  of  evoluting  to 
palaces  and  modes  of  living  suitable  to  developed  man. 
Their  saints  and  heroes  are  dead  and  with  God  "way 
over  there, ' '  where  they  HOPE  to  some  day  also  go — when 
they  finally  MUST  "give  up  the  ghost."  They  are  not 
to  blame,  for  such  has  been  suckled  from  MOTHER 
CHURCH.  Nothing  digs  more  early  graves,  however,  than 
this  continual  emulation  of  dead  fools  and  prattle  of 
death :  For,  ' '  AS  A  MAN  THINKETH  AT  HEART  so  is  HE,  ' ' 
is  an  inexorable  Natural  law.  They  are  dead  but  unfor- 
tunately not  buried,  still  it  can  be  done. 

In  such  a  government — all  personal  authority  hav- 
ing been  eliminated,  and  in  its  place  THE  CONSTRUCTIVE 
LAWS  OF  NATURE — promoting  TRUTH  and  inhibiting 
ERROR,  being  enthroned  as  the  sole  ruling  power ;  officers 
from  bottom  to  top  serving  merely  as  mediums  of  classi- 
fication and  general  dissemination  of  essential  knowl- 
edge ;  society  would  be  simply  a  gigantic  school  of  prac- 
tical science  with  but  the  one  incentive  of  action ;  that  of 
insuring  the  highest  possible  uniform  attainment,  exact 
equality  of  opportunity,  justice  and  reward;  or,  as  it 
were,  the  much-talked-of  UNIVERSAL  BROTHERHOOD. 

This  grand  condition  can  be  effected  in  no  other 
way  than  by  uniformly  and  thoroughly  teaching  the 
world  of  people  THE  ABSOLUTE  TRUTH,  that — HUMAN 

BEINGS  ARE  INEVITABLY  INTERDEPENDENT  ;  that  no  One  On 

earth  can  possibly  enjoy  A  DULY  HAPPY  AND  SPAN  OP  LIFE 
while  there  is  even  one  other  person  on  the  globe  that  is 
the  slightest  defective  and  not  fully  in  line  of  enjoying 
the  same  BIRTH-RIGHT  OF  SUPREME  GODHOOD  ;  that  Nature 
automatically  enforces  a  very  close  world-wide  equilib- 
rium. 

With  this  TRUTH  fully  understood — as  it  may  and 
should  be  the  world  over,  without  an  unnecessary  hour's 
delay;  every  member  of  the  great  family  would  then — 
BUT  NOT  BEFORE,  cheerfully  and  faithfully  do  the  part 


82  THE   UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

corresponding  to  their  ability — whatever  that  may  be, 
in  the  all-important  necessity  of  continually  keeping  the 

ALL-INCLUSIVE  COMMON  STORE-HOUSE — in  which  each   are 

equally  interested,  AMPLY  FACILITATED  AND  SUPPLIED: 
Study  as  to  EQUILIBRIUM  OR  INTERDEPENDENCE — mainly 
in  Chapters  VIII  and  X. 

Can  any  one  give  more  than  a  lifetime  of  faithful 
service — regardless  of  class,  to  mankind? 

Can  anyone  get  more  for  such  a  service,  than  every- 
thing that  would  constitute  AN  IDEAL  LIFE?  Are  they 
not  rightly  inseparable? 

SHOULD  NOT  EACH  RECEIVE  AND  DO  PRECISELY  THIS? 

SHOULD  YOU  NOT  EARNESTLY  ASSIST  IN  ESTABLISHING 

AND  MAINTAINING  THIS  VERY  SIMPLE  BUT  ABSOLUTELY  PER- 
FECT CONDITION? 

This  system  completely  abolishes  all  CLASS-CON- 
SCIOUSNESS, as  broadly  administered  EXACT  RIGHT  must 
do.  The  method  that  admits  of  the  slightest  of  such  is 
conclusive  proof  of  its  defectiveness,  inadequacy  and  in- 
stability. The  proper  and  possible  system  must  please 
every  person  precisely  the  same,  and  be  beyond  possible 
improvement;  for  the  great  human  race  is  on  a  forced 
march  for  perfection  and  will  not  only  detect  the  slight- 
est error  in  its  mode  of  living,  but  insist  on  all  such  being 
corrected  until  the  final  goal  is  reached:  Evolution 
exacts  this,  and  it  will  be  done. 

We  have  seen  all  sorts  of  suggestions  and  trials 
rejected  and  abandoned,  as  will  be  the  case  in  future  till 
the  chaff  is  completely  removed.  THEN  AND  NOT  TILL 

THEN  SHALL  THERE  BE  "  PEACE  ON  EARTH,  GOOD  WILL  TO- 
WARD MAN."  Shall  we  accomplish  this  mainly  by  means 
of  social  and  bloody  war — repulsive  example,  as  slow 
advancement  of  the  past  has  been  won,  or  by  timely  and 
far  more  effectual  and  agreeable  precept? 

Illustrative:  Will  the  RICH  welcome  INTELLECTUAL- 
ISM?  Let's  see — here,  concisely:  Much  more  on  the  sub- 
ject further  on. 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  83 

There  are  people  now,  whose  individual  wealth 
amounts  to  far  more  than  the  total  of  any  city  of  500,000 
population  on  earth;  for  instance,  exceeding  the  com- 
bined assessed — money,  personal  and  real  property  valu- 
ation of  Los  Angeles ;  which  is  sufficient  evidence  to  con- 
demn any  system  that  makes  such  possible — individuals 
being  blameless. 

However,  let's  suppose  that  it  was  clearly  shown  to 
the  wealthy — even  the  richest  and  most  powerful,  that 
with  their  assistance — which  is  essential,  there  could  be 
a  national  or  world-wide  thoroughly  practical  co-oper- 
ative government  established,  with  the  stable  Law  of 
Nature  as  the  sole  ruling  power;  which  would  abso- 
lutely insure  every  person — regardless  of  whom  or 
where,  the  loftiest  education  it  is  possible  for  the  com- 
bined experience  of  mankind  to  impart — vastly  tran- 
scending the  most  advanced  of  today :  That  it  would  fur- 
nish everyone  with  an  ideal  home,  family  and  associates 
of  the  same  noble  qualities:  That — without  exception, 
each  would  be  supplied  with  other  essentials  of  plenty 
and  joy — such  as  the  best  of  food,  clothing,  amusements 
and  world-wide  travel :  That  their  health  would  be  pro- 
tected in  every  way  that  devoted  associated  wisdom  can 
devise :  That  not  only  need  any  person  have  the  slight- 
est worry  or  care — and  their  family  be  likewise  amply 
provided  for  throughout  life,  but  that  their  progeny  for 
all  generations,  would  ever  receive  at  least  an  equally 
desirable  treatment. 

That  owing  to  far  superior  learning  and  uniform 
application  of  solely  constructive  living,  coupled  with  a 
corresponding  knowledge  of  destructive  influences  and 
means  of  avoiding  them — combinedly  promotive  of  har- 
mony and  happiness  of  the  race :  That  as  an  inevitable 
result  of  ever  constructive  universal  peace  and  endeavor, 
the  average  length  of  life  would  be  extended  many  folds, 
with  every  minute  thereof  greatly  augmented  in  real- 


84  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

ization  of  vital  truth,  beauty  and  goodness ;  taking  noth- 
ing from  any  except  such  as  is  now  the  source  of  care, 
anxiety,  burden,  disease,  misery  and  early  death,  while 
supplying  a  great  range  of  essentials  that  money  cannot 
now  command:  What  must  THE  INTELLIGENT — wealthy 
or  not,  say  to  such  a  proposition  ? 

So,  when  it  is  clearly  proven — AS  IT  is  UNDER  THE 
HEADING  OF  TELEPATHY  and  elsewhere,  establishing  be- 
yond a  possible  doubt  the  inevitable  interdependence  for 
life  or  death  of  mankind,  that  TRUE  RICHES  or  the  power 

tO  live  AN  IDEAL  LIFE  depends  On  ALL  OTHERS  ENJOYING  A 

FULL  PORTION  OF  LIKE  CONDITIONS,  each  will  eagerly  lend 
their  every  possible  assistance  to  accomplish  the  uni- 
versally desired  end — INFINITE  SELFISHNESS  MUST  so 

EXACT — WOULD   IT    NOT?       WlLL    ANY    REJECT    LIFE    MORE 

ABUNDANT?  Be  careful,  however,  not  to  judge  by  the 
SAVAGERY  of  today :  THINK  OF  THE  DIFFERENCE. 

Who  would  not  exchange  troublesome  and  fickle 
fortune,  their  dense  ignorance,  agony  of  continual  anx- 
iety, disease  and  early  death,  for  the  perpetual  care-free 
real  wealth  of  sublime  intelligence,  munificence  and  prac- 
tical certainty  of  a  much  longer  and  happier  life  for 
themselves  and  descendants  ?  WOULD  ANY  SANE  PERSON  ? 

Does  so-called  riches  hopelessly  bereft  its  possessors 
of  reason  ?  It  may  have  such  a  grievous  effect  on  some, 
but  surely  'tis  not  the  case  with  all.  Why — as  most  peo- 
ple will  at  once  fully  realize  when  the  full  range  of  the 
problem  is  clearly  brought  to  their  attention,  GENUINE 

WEALTH    CONSISTS    OF    CONSTRUCTIVE    VITAL    EXPERIENCE, 

which  fictitious  individual  MONOPOLY  universally  cur- 
tails, for — NONE  LIVE  OR  DIE  BY  SELF  ALONE:  This  is 

proven. 

Indeed — though  before  concisely  referred  to,  unless 
specifically  pointed  out,  very  few  would  discern  the  won- 
derful fact,  that — were  people  duly  trained — as  'tis 
easily  possible  to  do,  to  realize  that  their  interest  is  best 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  85 

served  BY  HAVING  NO  MORE  OR  LESS  THAN  JUST  WHAT  is 
NEEDED  FOR  AN  IDEAL  LIFE  ;  then  by  being  continually  so 
provided  for,  each  would  desire  only  what  they  get — 

NEED    AND    DESIRE    BECOMING    THE    SAME.       Think    of    this 

carefully:  UNIVERSAL  ATTAINMENT  OF  THE  HIGHEST 
IDEAL. 

By  contrasting  such  a  happy  condition  with  the 
present  state  of  repulsive  greed,  it  may  awaken  A  SANE 

DESIRE  FOR  OUR  NEED.  VERILY,  'TIS  THE  ONLY  POSSIBLE 
PROCESS  OF  FULLY  SATISFYING  INFINITE  SELFISH- 
NESS. Each  ever  realizing  they  are  enjoying  the  best 
that  is  known. 

Oh,  no !  We  don 't  need  RATIONALISM  !  The  fact  is — 
the  one  who  says  no,  needs  it  the  most.  Therefore,  man 
should  be  subjected  to  HAVE  AND  DO  JUST  WHAT  is  BEST 
FOR  AN  IDEAL  LIFE.  Personal  Liberty  Spells  Suicide. 

The  combined  wisdom  and  wealth  of  the  world 
should  be  the  resource  of  every  person.  That's  just 
enough,  and  no  one  need  be  satisfied  with  less.  IT'S 

EVERY  ONE'S  DUE  IN  SPITE  OF  THEMSELVES. 

Now,  while  a  complete  solution  of  every  basic  prob- 
lem could  be  added,  we  will  briefly  consider  just  one 
more  before  the  concluding  paragraph  of  this  section; 
which  don't  amount  to  much  but  might  interest  some 
just  at  this  time. 

Of  course,  this  system  would  wipe  out  all  Armies 
and  Navies:  Legislation  and  Courts  would  be  obsolete: 
Prisons  abolished  and  Asylums  rendered  mighty  scarce : 
Politics  and  Graft  forgotten :  The  nonsense  of  Elections 
no  more:  Competition,  Monopoly,  Labor  and  Capital 
problems;  Strikes,  Lockouts,  Rent,  Profit,  Interest,  etc., 
all  forever  settled.  Churches  turned  into  Sunday 
Schools  of  Science,  with  the  Converted  Preachers  as 
Teachers.  No  Gambling  in  any  of  its  many  forms; 
Thievery,  Burglary  or  such  could  not  obtain — no  incen- 
tive: CERTAINTY  vs.  CHANCE — for  "all  is  a  gamble  to- 
day"— especially  as  to  LIFE  AND  HAPPINESS. 


86  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Police,  Sheriffs,  Constables  and  their  ilk  would  be 
useless  as  such.  Swindling  Booms,  Insurance,  Huxters, 
Advertising  and  so  on  would  be  out  of  date.  Poorhouses, 
Tramps,  Poor  relation,  Beggars  and  the  like,  would  at 
last  be  "on  easy  street."  Pensions  and  Donations 
scorned.  All  Fraternal  Societies  absorbed  by  the  Uni- 
versal Brotherhood.  All  Nations  Combined  and  Sub- 
Governments  wiped  out.  All  law  books  used  solely  for 
fuel.  Tobacco,  Intoxicants  and  Drugs  largely  aban- 
doned, etc.,  etc. 

Trusts,  Hard  times  and  Failures  could  gray  no  more 
hairs.  Wrangle  over  property  would  be  all  settled.  No 
Prices  to  Mark  up  or  down.  Prostitution  for  lucre  im- 
possible, for  lust  improbable.  No  more  worry  about  fu- 
ture welfare  of  children.  Shame  and  disgrace — born  of 
condemnation,  a  disease  of  the  past.  Anger — born  of 
personal  responsibility  and  censure,  would  cease.  Sin, 
correctly  known  as  a  superstition.  Lying — the  fruit  of 
schemes,  business,  fear,  ignorance,  etc.,  practically  wiped 
out.  Fear,  "the  only  thing  to  fear" — except  wholesome 
dread  of  wrong-doing,  a  potent  medium  of  early  death 
would  be  reasonless.  Suicide — what  for?  Sickness 
would  hardly  be  known.  Immature  death  very,  very 
seldom.  IGNORANCE?  No.  INTELLIGENCE?  YES.  SAL- 
VATION? No.  SAVED?  YES.  WHO?  ALL! 

None  of  the  above  mentioned  great  reforms,  nor 
hundreds  of  others  equally  as  urgent  that  would  be  set- 
tled all  at  once  by  this  system,  is  the  one  or  group  that 
was  in  mind  to  be  given  a  little  special  attention  in  clos- 
ing this  section.  BUT,  as  follows — 

THERE  BEING  NO  MONEY — NOR  OTHER  MEDIUM  OF 
TRADE,  NO  INDIVIDUAL  EXCHANGE  OP  WORK  OR  COM- 
MODITIES— NO  PRIVATE  OWNERSHIP  OP  ANY  NATURE  :  EVERY 
REQUIREMENT  OF  GOVERNMENT  BEING  SUPPLIED  BY  THE 
PEOPLE,  WHO  IN  TURN  WOULD  EACH  EQUALLY  DRAW  THEIR 

EVERY   NEED  PROM    THE   COMMON   STORE-HOUSE — No   taxes 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  87 

would  be  required,  would  there,  if  so — for  what  ?  No  one 
could  owe,  pay  or  collect  a  debt — could  they  ?  WOULDN  'T 

IT  SETTLE  EVERY  DEBT  ON  EARTH  AND  MAKE  IT  IMPOSSIBLE 

TO  EVER  CONTRACT  ANOTHER?  Can  they  be  paid  in  any 
other  way?  No  Collector  would  ever  rap  at  a  door — 
would  there  ?  Is  it  worth  while  ?  Think  it  over. 

Can't  you  see  that  the  present  exceedingly  compli- 
cated militant  system  is  composed  of  a  great  batch  of  far 
worse  than  useless  institutions — employing  millions  and 
millions  and  millions  of  people  at  duties  that  could  and 
by  all  means  should  be  done  away  with,  and  the  energy 
transferred  to  needed  production  of  necessities  of  life? 
Thus  relieving  the  man  with  the  hoe  and  machine  of 
fully  three- fourths  of  his  burden;  yet  ever  producing 
ample  and  being  a  wonderful  benefit  to  all  concerned: 
Is  not  what  each  and  all  want  practical  ? 

Many  will  ask — what  would  replace  the  institutions 
and  systems  thus  wiped  out?  Why!  Nothing  but  a 
world-wide  school  of  practical  science,  with  TEACHER 
LEADERS — ever  chosen  by  AN  AUTOMATIC  COMPETITIVE 
MERIT  SYSTEM,  as  heads  of  every  department  and  under- 
taking, from  bottom  to  top.  EXCEEDINGLY  SIMPLE  AND 
CO-OPERATIVE  compared  with  the  intricately  complex, 
disconnected  machine  of  today.  It  is  a  matter  of  elimi- 
nation, not  addition — VITAL  PRACTICALITY. 

The  great  system  of  schools  would  be  headed  by  a 
CONGRESS  of  great  minds;  graduated — "when  in  full 
blast,"  with  the  highest  honors  from  the  next  lower 
schools;  and  the  compiled  lore — ever  simple  and  prac- 
tical, reflected  on  every  person;  by  books,  journals  and 
one  day's  schooling  a  week  for  every  person  throughout 
life. 

Every  person  in  the  world  would  receive  and  be 
taught  to  fully  understand  the  same  FUNDAMENTAL  PRIN- 
CIPLE at  the  same  time.  Thus  ever  keeping  them  in  per- 
fect accord  on  the  highest  attained  basis  of  thought — in 


88  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

regard  to  every  essential  of  life.    EVER  SCIENTIFIC — NO 

PERSONAL  OPINION  OR  DICTATION  ALLOWED. 

With  such  a  system  in  full  swing — everybody  being 
thoroughly  versed  in  basic  science  and  veritably  forced 

BY  LIGHT  TO  HAVE  AND  DO  WHAT  IS  BEST  FOR  THEM,   for 

what  would  anyone  pray?  While  there  would  scarcely 
be  a  person  on  earth  that  would  do  so,  yet — if  any  should 
so  desire,  their  home  " closet"  would  be  precisely  the 
proper  and  the  only  place  where  such  a  "holy  show" 
could  be  staged;  for — while  there  would  be  all  sorts  of 
public  gatherings  and  societies  in  those  days,  the  basic 
principle  underlying  all  congregations  must  conform  to 
the  great  general  influence — EVER  PROMOTIVE  OF  PLEASURE 

AND  LIFE. 

Such  a  system  would  quickly  transform  mankind 
into  an  exceedingly  vigorous  and  happy  band  of  veri- 
table Gods  and  the  earth  into  a  genuine  paradise  as  their 
playground.  Every  day  would  be  a  practical  holiday 
for  enjoying  all  sorts  of  ennobling  pleasure  that  would 
romp  everywhere  supreme — without  a  pain,  fear  or  care ; 
with  slackers  unknown :  DON  'T  YOU  BELIEVE  IT  ?  Again 
you  are  warned — judge  not  by  affairs  of  today — which 
can  breed  nothing  but  discontent,  "slackers"  and 

DEATH. 

Could  anything  be  more  feasible  or  desirable? 

It  has  now  been  not  only  positively  proven  that 
Theology  is  naught  but  a  mind  and  social  wrecking 
fraud,  but  that  no  religion  compares  with  Natural 
Science,  as  a  medium  for  the  uplift  of  mankind.  So  it  is 
quite  proper  to  record  in  concluding  this  division,  that — 

NATURAL  SCIENCE — the  ultimate  truth,  constituting 
the  final  absolute  dogma,  is  the  only  basis  upon  which  all 
may  and  some  time  will  COMPLETELY  AGREE  ON  FUNDA- 
MENTALS— leaving  the  great  superstructure  of  PERSONAL 

EXPERIENCES  AND  CORRESPONDING  VASTLY  DIFFERENT 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS  AS  THE  EVER  INTERESTING  AND  IN- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  89 

STBUCTIVE  MEDIUM  OF  SOCIAL  INTERCOURSE,  precisely  as  it 
mainly  is  today — except  that  such  would  be  greatly 
purified,  augmented,  equalized  and  harmonized.  Thus, 
quickly  and  permanently  bringing  the  race  to  at  least  a 
very  high  degree  of  ACCORD  AND  ATTAINMENT — the  essen- 
tial Of  a  HAPPY  AND  LONG  LIFE  TO  ANY  OR  ALL. 

Humanity  is  on  a  forced  march  for  THE  ALMIGHTY 
TRUTH;  all  encompassed  by — HOW  TO  UNIFORMLY  MAIN- 
TAIN PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  GROWTH  UNTO  COMPLETE  MATUR- 
ITY ;  thus  suggestively  solving  the  question — "WHAT 
CONSTITUTES  A  SUCCESSFUL  LIFE? — so  often  asked  but 
heretofore  never  correctly  answered  even  in  theory — 
much  less  by  ATTAINMENT,  except  "GET  THE  MONEY" — 
the  fiendish  moloch  that  will  some  day  be  slain. 

THE  GREAT  BATTLE  FOR  LIFE  HAS  EVER  BEEN  FIERCELY 

RAGING — making,  seemingly,  an  infinity  of  mistakes ;  yet 
— not  so,  for  all  such  were  essential  to  FINAL  SUCCESS  or 
they  would  not  have  occurred,  for — NATURE  MAKES  NO 
MISTAKE.  Complete  Contrast  Example  of  Pain  Being  a 
Necessary  Evil. 

The  time  has  arrived,  however,  when  a  halt  must  be 
made;  and  no  longer  allow  the  race  to  be  divided  and 
side-tracked  at  various  way-stations,  merely  at  the  cap- 
rice of — seemingly  again,  SELF-APPOINTED  TOM,  DICK  and 
Harry  hold-up  conductors,  wrecking  the  train  or  switch- 
ing the  road,  while  on  the  journey  for  vital  lore. 

Such  attempts — as  all  know,  have  ever  been  very 
successfully  made,  seriously  fooling  some  people  here, 
other  people  there,  and  many  people  elsewhere;  even  at 
times — all  the  people  somewhere:  Yet,  NEVER  ALL  THE 
PEOPLE  EVERYWHERE.  So,  as  conditions  are  ever  grow- 
ing brighter — collectively,  the  day  is  not  far  off  when— 

NO  PEOPLE  WILL  BE  FOOLED  ANYWHERE. 

Thus,  as  mankind's  intellect  cannot  cease  the  great 
work  before  its  rightful  destiny  is  fully  reached,  it  will 
continue  the  unfoldment  by  the  Natural  process  of  ever 


90  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

more  and  more  selecting  INTELLIGENT  PLEASURE,  until  in 
all  due  time,  SELFISHNESS — sanely  expressed  solely  by 
SELF-PRESERVATION — the  cause  of  evolution,  will  ENTIRELY 

ELIMINATE  PREMATURE  DEATH   OF  HUMAN  BEINGS. 

In  other  words,  there  is  now  literally  no  end  to 
AUTHORITATIVE  periodicals,  books,  individuals,  families, 
societies,  schools,  religions,  laws,  corporations,  kings, 
states,  nations,  etc.,  galore ;  each  more  or  less  conflicting 
with  all  others — not  one  on  earth  correct :  Ever  Discord, 
Strife,  War  and  Early  Death — the  result. 

As  man  knows  only  what  he  learns  from  a  tremend- 
ous hodgepodge  of  wild  and  vile  bile ;  and  each  learns  a 
different  lesson — which  they  endeavor  to  enforce:  So, 
is  it  any  wonder  that  humanity  has  ever  been  in  such  an 
uproar — resulting  in  the  present  wholesale  murder  ? 

Why,  the  problem  is  simple  enough  to  entirely  solve. 
All  mankind  needs  to  completely  UNIFY  AND  PERFECT  IT 

IS,   A   CORRECT   AND   UNIFORMLY  DISTRIBUTED   AND  TAUGHT 

CODE  OF  BASIC  PRINCIPLE — promotive  of  harmonious 
thought  and  endeavor. 

And  now,  ask  yourself — can  anything  less  than  CON- 
STRUCTIVE VITAL  SCIENCE  fill  the  billT  And  too,  remem- 
ber that  no  more  or  less  than  such  is  all  this  work  is 
earnestly  pleading  to  have  done.  To  do  away  with  all 

PERSONAL,  SECT,  COMMUNITY,  STATE,  NATIONAL  OR  HUMAN 

AUTHORITY  :  Supplanting  all  such  with  One  for  All  and 
All  for  One,  at  once  PERSONAL  AND  IMPERSONAL  OR  IMPAR- 
TIAL NATURAL  EDICTS. 

History  tells  us  of  all  sorts  of  opinions,  religions, 
laws,  institutions,  nations,  kings  and  gods,  that  have  been 
quashed — all  for  good  of  man ;  and  there  is  no  doubt  but 
what  all  such  now  extant  will  meet  the  same  fate — with  a 
greatly  added  benefit. 

EVERY  FORWARD  STEP  THAT  EVER  HAS  OR  IT  is  POS- 
SIBLE TO  MAKE,  MUST  ACCRUE  SOLELY  BY  EDUCATION— 

whether  from  virile  precept  or  vile  example,  as  the  proc- 


JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION  91 

ess  of  social  evolution:  So,  as  we  now  know  how  to 
quickly  attain  the  all-round  pleasurable  and  wonderfully 
beneficial  climax,  why  stick  to  the  slow  and  painful — 
WHY  WAIT? 

Think  it  over  profoundly,   then  act  effectually — 

EVER  OBEDIENT  TO  THE  LAWS  OP  YOUR  COUNTRY;  AUTO- 
MATICALLY ADOPTING  THE  FINAL  ERA  SYSTEM  AS  EDUCA- 
TION RIPENS  SUITABLE  THEREFORE.  HELP  DISTRIBUTE  THIS 
WORK,  FOR — 

TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH  IS  THE  PANACEA. 

Government  can  and  should  compel  uniform  basic 
understanding  of  vital  truth,  all  that  is  needed  to  insure 
HARMONY — the  elixir  of  life :  PLAIN  FACTS  IMPEL  AGREE- 
MENT. 

THUS  ENTHRONE  RIGHT  AS  LAW. 


ORIGIN  OF  MAN 

—100  Words- 
Environment — in  the  sense  here  used,  is  the  source 
only  of  moulding  diverse  personalities — incapable  of 
changing  a  specie  regardless  of  variation  or  time  in- 
volved. Species  are  created  solely  by  crossbreeding  of 
distant  relatives  of  the  same  genera  that  are  capable  of 
producing  progeny. 

While  environment  could  never  transform  an 
anthropoid  ape  into  a  human  being ;  yet  by  the  crossing 
of  extreme  "bloods"  of  that  genus — one  or  both  now 
doubtless  extinct,  their  offspring  could  possibly  be  and 
probably  is  the  hybred  MAN:  Thus  creating  a  poten- 
tially infinite  system  of  nervous  reactions  to  experience, 
The  Climax  of  Nature's  Handiwork— FINIS. 


THERE  's  NO  MISSING  LINK  UNLESS  'TIS  THE  EXTINCT  APE-S. 
In  the  absolute, — crop  after  crop  eternally  follow- 
ing or  overlapping  another  in  endless  space  and  place, 
Man  has  thus  ever  existed;  hence — in  this  sense,  had  no 
origin. 


DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION 
OF  LOVE 

— ADDENDUM — 

CHAPTER  VI— 13  PAGES 
"LOVE  IS  THE  FULFILLMENT  OF  THE  LAW." 

Never  having  been  trained  to  understand  or  duly 
value  basic  principle,  a  great  many  people  will  at  first 
stick  up  their  nose  at  what  they  consider  is  the  trifling 
thing  of  PROPERLY  DEFINING  LOVE.  Many  will  even  be- 
lieve this  is  an  effort  to  disprove  that  phenomena,  and 
sneer  at  the  idea.  It  will  probably  be  the  exception  who 
at  once  comprehend  that  instead  of  this  being  an  at- 
tempt to  disprove  that  wonderful  impulse,  it  is  herein 
unrefutably  shown  that  LOVE  is  THE  ALL-INCLUSIVE  FUNC- 
TION; that  every  thought  or  act  is  the  result  of  experi- 
ence and  guided  by  love — SELF-SATISFACTION. 

Heretofore,  however,  love  has  been  universally  con- 
sidered as  ALTRUISTIC — self  denial  or  others-considerate ; 
while  herein  'tis  shown  to  be  ENTIRELY  SELF-CONSIDER- 
ATE; that  while  every  act  is  born  of  EXPERIENCE,  SELF- 
SATISFACTION  IS  EVER  THE  INCENTIVE  OF  DOING  OR  CHOICE 

— guided  by  one's  condition  and  alternatives  of  the 
instant  or  incident. 

Instead  of  denying  the  function,  it  is  clearly  proven 
to  be  the  undethronable  tzar  of  our  nature.  And  yet, 
even  many  who  concede  that  the  explanation  of  the 
phenomena  is  correct,  will  not  understand  the  mighty 
importance  of  the  finding. 

FURTHERMORE,  most  people  will  at  first  cringe  at 
the  idea  of  considering  love  as  ABSOLUTELY  SELFISH,  be- 
oause — owing  to  long  reverse  training,  such  would  seem 


DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION  OF  LOVE         98 

to  deprive  it  of  all  worthy  INCENTIVE,  SENTI- 
MENT, SWEETNESS,  ETC. 

They  forget  that  the  phenomena — whatever  its 
nature  may  be,  is  not  of  itself  the  slightest  basically  ef- 
fected by  our  accurate  study,  definition  and  due  appli- 
cation— nor  by  IGNORANCE  OF  THE  FACTS;  for  regardless 
of  name  or  our  understanding  of  A  NATURAL  PRINCIPLE, 
it  will  ever  be  the  same.  They  also  overlook  the  signifi- 
cant fact  that  while  a  multiple  of  thousands  have  tried, 
it  has  never  been  fully  explained  before;  and  that  back 
of  so  many  varying  efforts  and  the  never  ending  en- 
nobling and  ignobling  thought  and  actions  ascribed  to 
it,  there  must  be  A  MIGHTY  POWER — worthy  of  careful 
scrutiny  and  heeding:  Nor  have  they  surmised  that 
perhaps  this  seemingly  inscrutable  but  ubiquitous,,  ever 
feelable,  yet  unseeable  materially  spiritual  tickling  some- 
thing, might  some  time  and  somehow  be  all  utilized  for 
good  instead  of  as  now  mainly  for  bad,  were  it  fully 
understood. 

Not  a  whit  of  such  nor  of  the  endless  more  of  the 
kind  has  anyone  ever  thought  a  reasonable  think  in  re- 
gard to  "the  blamed  thing";  all  such  heretofore  being 
occultly  smothered,  and  pronounced — "THE  INSOLVABLE 

MYSTERY. ' ' 

"Salvation  depends  on  doing  away  with  SELFISH- 
NESS, is  the  yelp  that  has  encircled  the  globe  in  every 
direction  billions  of  times  and  is  just  now  at  high  speed 
on  the  home  stretch :  Yet,  no  person  can  ' '  stick  a  pin ' ' 
in  a  place  where  selfishness  has  even  been  scratched ;  for 
SELF-SATISFACTION  ever  has,  still  does  and  always  will 
rule  supreme — endless  as  time  and  space,  for  good — LIFE, 
or  evil — DEATH,  of  SELF. 

Indeed,  who  dare  crown  SELFISHNESS  AS  KING  in  the 
face  of  such  reversely  taught  and  generally  understood 
SALVATION  COMMANDMENTS  as  "Love  Thy  Neighbor  as 
Thyself,"  "Love  is  the  Fulfillment  of  the  Law,"  "God 


94  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

is  Love, ' '  etc.  ?  Not  much !  for  each  have  ever  been  too 
busy  striving  to  obey  the  " ALTRUISTIC  EDICTS" — mainly 
by  threatening  others  with  hell,  solely  FOB  THE  SELFISH 

PURPOSE  OF  GETTING  "ME"   INTO   HEAVEN,   not   for  God's 

sake  but  entirely  for  SELF-SATISFACTION. 

Probably  the  strongest  and  plainest  evidence  that 
love  is  keenly  selfish,  is  the  fanatically  SELFISH  clinging 
—by  most  people,  to  THE  CHERISHED  DOGMA  OF  ALTRU- 
ISM, regardless  of  absolute  proof  that  it  is  wrong  and  in- 
estimably injurious;  for  it  generally  HURTS  to  openly 
acknowledge  and  correct  an  error — except  by  slow  de- 
gree, which  puts  a  cinch  break  on  individual  and  social 
progress.  WILLING  GRASPERS  OF  GREATLY  ADVANCED 

FUNDAMENTAL  TRUTH  BEING  VERY  SCARCE,  FOR  IT  FRIGHT- 
ENS THEM. 

In  other  words — true  to  the  law,  a  person  always 
clings  to  what  they  have  until  FEELING  sure  that — in 
some  way,  they  are  making  a  profitable  trade ;  and  owing 
to  having  been  reared  in  darkness  many  are  afraid  of 
the  light ;  fearing  HARM  TO  SELF — pure  and  unescapable 

EGOISM— OUR  NATURE  AND  SAVIOR. 

Therefore,  all  cautious  people  will  at  first  sneer  at  a 
"cold  blooded  scientist"  for  "monkeying"  with  LOVE — 
merely  for  the  purpose  of  in  some  way  learning  just 
what  "the  darned  THING-LESS  truck  is"  and  does,  or 
what  it  is  not — while  ever  keeping  right  on  being ;  any- 
how try  to  find  out  why  and  how  nothing  can  actually  do 
everything,  and  then  some:  EXAMINE  AS  TO  ITS  ROOT, 

TRUNK,   BRANCHES  AND   FRUIT. 

One  can  tackle  anything  they  choose,  and  before 
getting  through  with  the  job  they  will  find  that  LOVE 
controls  all  the  stock — including  their  reason  for 
tackling  it,  ever  catering  to  SELF-SATISFACTION.  LOVE- 
HATE,  EXPRESS  AUTOMATIC  ANALIZATION  OF  ONE'S  FEELING 
OF  EXPERIENCE. 

So,  as  it  is  not  only  mixed  up  with  but  veritably 


DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION  OF  LOVE          95 

dictates  the  course  of  every  thought  and  coarser  action, 
it  would  seem  that  nothing  could  afford  greater  PROFIT 
OR  SELF-SATISFACTION,  if  possible — than  to  get  thor- 
oughly acquainted  with  the  supremely  "high  mucky- 
muck";  for  'tis  said  that  the  ruler  of  all  things  is  none 
other  than  GOD-ALMIGHTY — to  which  exact  logic  fully 
assents — can't  help  it  don't  you  know.  'Tis  the  cause 

Of    EVOLUTION,    CREATOR,    MAINTAINER   AND    DESTROYER    OF 

VARIED  "WORLDS" — this  "extravagant"  statement  you 
will  acknowledge  to  be  literally  true  before  a  reading  of 
the  book  in  hand  is  finished. 

Now  then,  while  fooling  with  this  LOVE-STUFF,  which 
LORDS  it  over  our  every  wriggle,  we  inevitably  come  to 
the  conclusion  that  IT  FULLY  CONSTITUTES  THE  WILL. 
Hence,  strangely  astonishing  is  it  not,  that  it  has  taken 
hundreds  of  billions  of  people — each  ever  inherently 
piloted  solely  thereby,  thousands  of  years  to  learn  THE 
ALL-IMPORTANT  FACT  that  none  other  than  ROYAL  SELF 
has  ever  all  at  once  been  literally  and  wholly  the  em- 
bodiment of  the  inseparable  and  unforsakable  TRINITY 
OF  LOVE — WILL — GOD:  The  Man-God-Soul  of  Nature — 
A  MICROCOSM,  or  Minute  Universe :  MAN — the  climax  of 
Nature's  handiwork,  is  THE  TRUE  AND  ONLY  GOD — impos- 
sible to  surpass,  capable  of  OMNISCIENCE. 

Notoriously,  the  entire  race  has  ever  been  singly  and 
combinedly  all  at  once  mad  and  glad  at  this  unseeable 
dictator,  many  even  quite  frankly  insisting — judging  by 
their  own  experience  and  accounts  of  others,  that  GENU- 
INE LOVE  AFFAIRS  are  generally  unfit  for  the  eye  of  the 
world;  while  others  frantically  aver  that  a  certain 
spiritual  brand  is  the  only  kind  worthy  of  public  dress- 
parade.  Thus  now-a-days  nearly  everybody  stake  their 
wad  on  a  wheel  of  certain  misfortune — FROM  THEIR 

TOTAL  IGNORANCE  OF  THE  ALMIGHTY  FACT  INVOLVED. 

It  has  elsewhere  been  so  thoroughly  proven  that, 

THE  GREATEST  RELATIVE  PLEASURE  IS  SELECTIVE  OF  EVERY 


96  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

ACT,  concisely  states  THE  INVIOLABLE  LAW  OF  OUR  BEING — 
as  it  does  of  all  others;  that  SELF-SATISFACTION  is  an 
accurate  and  complete  definition  of  LOVE,  that  it  would 
be  supererogation  to  further  discuss  that  phase  of  the 
problem  here:  Nor  any  other  than  WHETHER  THE  TRUE 

MEANING  AND  FUNCTION  OF  LOVE  ROBS  IT  OF  "WORTHY 
INCENTIVE,  SENTIMENT,  SWEETNESS,  ETC.,"  for  if  it  does, 

Nature  has  made  a  serious  mistake  and  this  work  is  a 
delusive  snare. 

There  is  a  twin-peak  mountain-like  obstacle,  edu- 
cated for  thousands  of  years  into  the  very  marrow  of  the 
race ;  which  are  as  interdependent  as  are  heaven  and  hell 
— which  they  maintain ;  and  which  will  at  first  bias  prac- 
tically every  person's  judgment  in  considering  this 
SUPREME  BASIC  PROBLEM — precisely  as  they  corrupt 
every  other  affair  of  man,  to  which  we  must  first  warn- 
ingly  invoke  attention.  THEY  ARE  THE  FALSE  STANDARDS 
OF  GOD  AND  GOLD.  Even  The  Bible  declares  that  "The 
Love  of  Money  is  the  Root  of  All  Evil,"  and  REASON— 
an  infinitely  superior  authority,  declares  that  GOD  is 
mainly  the  creature  thereof,  then  crisscross  and  vice 
versa :  MAN — the  correct  basis,  now  always  being  side- 
tracked or  run  over  by  these  usurping  MUTUALLY  DE- 
PENDENT DUAL  MONARCHS — OF  DEATH. 

READER,  you  will  always  do  well  to  remember  and 
strenuously  enact  one  saving  principle;  that  is — YOU 
CAN  'T  HIT  AN  EVIL — an  influence  conducive  of  death,  TOO 
HARD,  NOR  BOOST  A  PERSON — regardless  of  their  actions, 
TOO  HIGH.  Always  sift  evil  from  personalities,  then  CON- 
DEMN THE  VICE  AND  COMMEND  THE  VICTIM-S,  doing  both 

by  constructive  reason.  "Ye  judge  after  the  flesh;  I 
judge  no  man."  JESUS — John  8:15. 

For  instance,  if  you  can  prove  this  work  to  be  IN 
PRINCIPLE  untrue,  you  would  be  an  "ignorant  coward" 
if  you  did  not  BROADLY  EXPLAIN  WHEREIN  IT  is  WRONG  TO 
THE  WRITER  AND  THE  PUBLIC.  If  this  work  won 't  stand 


DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION  OF  LOVE          97 

the  last  degree  of  unbiased  scrutiny,  then  it  should  be 
BURNED  IN  THE  CRUCIBLE  OP  REASON,  while  the  scribe — 
who  is  certainly  very  sincerely  doing  with  all  his  might 
what  he  considers  is  right,  would  as  fully  deserve  A 

THOROUGH   BUT  KINDLY  EDUCATIONAL   CORRECTION;   which 

would  be  thankfully  received  and — if  proven,  frankly 
acknowledged. 

If  this  work  is  IN  PRINCIPLE  INCORRECT,  it  would  be 
worse  than  to  cold-bloodedly  murder  many  thousand 
people,  were  it  widely  circulated ;  and  yet,  the  composer 
would  not  be  to  blame,  would  he?  Which  is  the  case  in 
every  instance  of  doing  good  and  evil,  whether  with  your 
perverse  education  it  is  seen  in  that  way  or  not — study 
the  chapter  on  CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY,  UNDER- 

STANDINGLY. 

Remember,  that  the  arbitrary  laws  of  no  land  makes 
an  act  inherently  RIGHT  OR  WRONG,  much  less  A  PERSON 
OF  FACT  RESPONSIBLE  for  what  they  do;  for  those  quali- 
ties are  beyond  the  possible  dictation  of  man.  He  may 
learn  and  abide  SOLELY  BY  CONSTRUCTIVE  NATURAL 
EDICTS  OR  DRIFT  DOWN  STREAM,  but  cannot — in  the  final, 
create  or  dethrone  such — FOR  POSSIBLE  WEAL  OR  WOE. 
They  are  of  fact  THE  VERY  QUINTESSENCE  OF  ETERNAL 

BASIC  PRINCIPLE — OF  WHICH  GOVERNMENT  SHOULD  BE 
CONSTRUCTIVELY  COMPOSED — INSTEAD  OF  SEEMINGLY  IG- 
NORED— BY  " TRYING"  TO  SUBSTITUTE  THE  REVERSE,  AS 
NOW:  Which  is  infinitely  more  silly  than  it  would  be 
for  a  fly  to  try  to  push  the  earth  from  its  orbit  about  the 

SUn,  for  IT  CORRECTLY  SPELLS  UNIVERSAL  SUICIDE  IN  COM- 
PARATIVE YOUTH  ;  NATURAL  PRINCIPLE  NEVER  BEING  FAZED. 

Of  course  this  is  a  subject  not  one  in  a  million  can 
at  first  duly  grasp,  barred — till  they  study  it  quite 
broadly,  by  their  reverse  training.  Indeed,  it  requires 
more  of  a  leap  in  proper  IMAGE  BUILDING — constructive 
thinking,  than  it  would  have  been  for  the  "stone-age- 
man"  to  understand  the  possibility  of  a  city  like  New 


98  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

York,  steamships,  railroads,  printing  press,  electricity, 
aeroplanes,  sub-marines,  etc. 

And  yet,  with  comparatively  little  PROPER  training, 
ANYONE — including  the  '  *  stone-age-man ' ' — even  in  his 
day,  could  and  would  quickly  and  gladly,  completely 
grasp  the  full  range  of  ESSENTIAL  FUNDAMENTAL  PRIN- 
CIPLE— pointing  out  the  only  perfect  process  of  duly 
pleasurable  life,  and  CHEERFULLY  ABIDE  THEREBY — WERE 

THEY  RIGHTLY  TAUGHT  AND  THE  MEANS  PROVIDED  FOR  LIV- 
ING TRUE  THERETO  ;  LOVE  OF  LIFE  WOULD  SO  EXACT. 

In  fact,  the  snobbishly  schooled  of  today — who  must 
first  unload  their  lordly  trash,  would  be  distanced  by  the 
wildest  Bushman  or  Hottentot  and  children — who  would 
quickly  " catch-on"  and  go  on  to  THE  TRUE  NOBILITY  OF 
EQUALITY  AND  SUPER  VIRILITY.  Indeed — " Suffer  little 
children  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them  not :  for  such 
is  the  kingdom  of  God,"  is  the  truest  of  truisms.  As 
to  the  " learned"  of  today  it  could  be  aptly  said— 
"THEY  ARE  WISE  TO  DO  EVIL,  BUT  TO  DO  GOOD  THEY  HAVE 
NO  KNOWLEDGE."  SCHOLASTICISM — NOW,  OFTEN  EN- 
THRONES IGNORANT  SELFISHNESS  Or  CLASS-CONSCIOUSNESS 
— SUICIDAL. 

The  human  being — regardless  of  when,  race  or 
place  has  ever  been  thus  fully  capable — otherwise  he 
would  not  have  been  human;  that  is,  UNTIL  THEY  ARE 
WRECKED  BY  FALSE  EDUCATION — of  whom  there  are  many 
today  who  will  point  themselves  out  by  their  fighting 
such  as  this  SELF-EVIDENT  AND  PROVEN  BASIC  FACT:  The 
perversely  educated  are  the  most  hopeless. 

DIFFERENCE  OF  ENVIRONMENTS — EXPERIENCE  OR  EDU- 
CATION, from  the  instant  of  conception  to  the  incident 
occurring — the  sole  and  sufficient  influence  that  molds 
varying  PERSONALITIES,  fully  accounts  for  the  vastly 
diverse  grades  of  people — as  it  ever  has  and  will,  down 
all  historical  or  unknown  time — this  has  been  thor- 
oughly demonstrated  time  and  again. 


DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION  OF  LOVE          99 

Notwithstanding  it  is  herein  clearly  explained 
where  "Mutts"  come  from — wrecking  environment,  and 
the  complete  remedy — proper  conditions  from  the  in- 
stant of  conception,  yet  many  a  "Mutt"  will  warningly 
shout  that,  ' '  INTELLECTUALISM  could  never  obtain  be- 
cause Of  Mutts" — WHO  THUS  REASON-LESS-LY  OPPOSE  IT: 

BEWARE  OP  THE  FINISHED  OR  SNOBBISH  ERUDITE  AND 
CRITIC,  FOR  THEY  ARE  NOT  ONLY  ETHICALLY  SICK  BUT 
TECHNICAL  INSTEAD  OF  PRACTICAL.  This  will  make  the 
kind  in  mind  assert  their  opinion  of  this  work  with  com- 
pound SILENCE  OR  VIOLENCE:  "The  people  be  damned" 
— saith  he. 

Yet,  this  work  asks  no  person  to  accept  the  prin- 
ciples involved  unless  it  can  maintain  itself  flawless  and 
stainless  against  all  comers,  which  it  heartily  invites — 
ON  A  SQUARE  DEAL  ;  and  it  may  be  laid  down  as  literally 
true  that  any  work  which  is  not  cheerfully  open  to  the 
crucial  test  of  INTELLIGENT  CRITICISM,  is  a  snare  and 
delusion.  Constructive  Natural  Science — veritably  the 
voice  of  Cause  and  Effect ;  ever  impersonal,  opinionless 
and  impartial,  can  neither  ask  nor  grant  quarters:  AND 

ONLY  SUCH  AS  STANDS  THE  CRUCIAL  TEST  OF  REASON,  IS  A 
FIT  GUIDE  FOR  MAN. 

Make  this  universal  and  you  will  make  no  mistake : 
"SACRED"  or  hands-off  DOGMAS,  or  any  other  "let  me 
alone"  whim — personal,  sect  or  state,  whose  doors  are 
closed  to  the  eye  of  reason,  prima  facially  acknowledge 
their  error,  weakness  and  unfitness  as  a  basic  guide. 

NOTHING  CAN  BE  MORE  SACRED  THAN  TRUTH — FREE- 
DOM FROM  ERROR,  WHICH  WILL  MAINTAIN  ITSELF  AGAINST 
ALL  COMERS,  IF  GIVEN  A  GHOST  OF  A  SHOW  IN  A  "FREE" 
FIGHT  FOR  LIFE:  'TIS  EASILY  THE  CHAMPION.  AND  TOO, 
EVERYBODY  AT  LEAST  BELIEVE  THEY  ARE  ITS  DEFENDER; 
AND — IN  THE  FINAL,  THERE  IS  NOT  A  PERSON  ON  EARTH 
WHO  WOULD  NOT  BE  PLEASED  TO  KNOW  IF  THEY  ARE 
WRONG  AND  WHAT  IS  RIGHT — IN  REGARD  TO  ANY  AND  EVERY 


100  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

VITAL  PROBLEM.  EVERY  PERSON  IS  MAKING  THE  BEST  THEY 
CAN  EVEN  OP  THE  WORST;  FOR — THE  GREATEST  RELATIVE 
PLEASURE  IS  SELECTIVE  OF  EVERY  ACT,  FROM  THE  STORE- 
HOUSE OF  EXPERIENCE — NOW  MAINLY  BAD. 

Now  let's  finish  the  discussion  of  LOVE  from  this 
basis,  and  see  whether  Nature  robs  its  child  of  any  glory : 

JUST  A  FEW  ILLUSTRATIONS  WILL  SUFFICE. 

Could  you  knowingly,  richly  enjoy  the  company  of 
another  who  does  not  enjoy  yours,  unless  for  some  grim 
reason  you  enjoy  even  their  paint 

Is  there  due  sweetness  in  personal  care  of  her  chil- 
dren, when  the  mother  hankers  to  be  at  "the  club"? 
Yet,  which  did  the  choosing  between  the  alternatives  of 
home  and  social  duties,  the  greater  or  lesser  relative 
pleasure  ? 

The  above  questions  are  asked  for  the  purpose  of 
testing  your  power  to  consciously  reason  accurately 
from  a  complication  of  causes  to  their  confluent  effect. 

In  the  science  of  logic — when  diverse  relative  ex- 
perience coalesce  and  may  lead  us  astray,  we  need  a 
definite  understanding  of  Natural  Law — as  rules  in 
mathematics,  with  which  to  force  a  correct  conclusion. 

It  has  taken  thousands  of  years  for  the  entire  race 
to  here  and  there  trace  and  clearly  understand  some  of 
the  essential  stable  principle  which  in  all  due  time  will 
constitute  our  inerrant  guide  unto  unity  and  perfection. 
In  the  meantime — however,  we  have  been  compelled  by 
the  same  force  to  chaotically  enact  conflicting  and  ever 
changing  experimental  personal  opinions  and  com- 
munity laws  as  our  temporary  guide — which  are  always 
incorrect,  for  Natural  Law  is  at  once  Personal-Opinion- 
less,  impartial,  universal,  eternal  and  inviolable.  But 
remember  that  NATURAL  EDICTS  both  kill  and  preserve: 
So  beware ! 

The  difference  between  the  cause  and  effect  of  the 
two  svstems — both  of  course  from  the  fountain  of 


DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION  OF  LOVE        101 

Nature,  may  be  aptly  compared,  for  instance — as  in 
Galveston,  the  use  of  water  in  the  construction  and  de- 
vastation of  a  city;  or — as  in  San  Francisco,  the  use  of 
fire  in  the  building  and  destruction  o£  a,  $ity ;.-  but  raor,f: 
exactly  and  broadly  to  the  point,  is  'the :  Use  of  man  and 
education  to  the  betterment  or  detriment  o&sraP-pft^n: 
competition  or  co-operation;  war '  or  'peace 7  suicrdal1  or 
survival,  etc.,  of  which  IGNORANCE  and  INTELLIGENCE  are 
the  terminological  and  phenomenal  parting  of  the  ways 
— respectively  WRONG  AND  RIGHT. 

Now  then  by  applying  the  same  line  of  questioning 
to  no  matter  what  thought  or  act,  one  will  discover  that 
for  some  obvious  reason,  the  answer  must  ever  be  the 
same  as  in  the  following  examples. 

In  helping  a  friend  or  even  a  stranger  from  some 
predicament  of  distress,  which  would  you  consider  the 
more  exalting  INCENTIVE,  SENTIMENT,  SWEETNESS,  ETC. — 
on  your  part  or  for  the  beneficiary  to  consider,  that  you 
did  it  in  a  spirit  of  PLEASURE  OR  PAIN?  That  it  was  A 
SACRIFICE  OR  PROFIT — at  heart  to  you? 

Should  you  rescue  a  drowning  or  burning  person— 
at  great  risk  to  self,  would  you  want  the  one  helped  or 
the  world  to  believe  that  the  act  was  impelled  by  an 
ENNOBLING — good,  or  iGNOBLiNG — bad,  impulse?  An  act 
of  PLEASURE  or  PAIN?  Self-Gratifying  or  Self-Galli- 
fying? 

Do  you  want  your  wife  and  children  to  consider 
that  it  is  a  JOY  and  PROFIT  to  do  for  them ;  or  a  DRUDGERY 
and  REPULSIVE  or  LOSS  to  do  right  and  your  duty? 
Should  such  a  service  ROB  SELF? 

Do  you  wish  to  be  considered  duly  proud  of  being 
honest  and  a  general  good  citizen,  or  as  ashamed  of  it? 
What's  the  incentive? 

Are  you  or  should  you  be  elated  or  dejected  over 
being  successful  in  any  undertaking  or  generally  in  life  ? 

How   much    genuine   pleasure   would    any   worthy 


102  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

sweet-heart  or  wife  get  out  of  the  attention  of  a  man — 
or  vice  versa,  were  that  attention,  etc.,  known  to  be 
rendered  solely  for  themselves — not  reciprocally  en- 
joyed, all  self-denial  or  sacrifice — on  the  part  of  either? 

Why  do  you  ^xact  "appreciation"  of  the  beneficiary 
and.  others  :for  rendering  assistance,  unless  you  duly 
i'eel-  that  remunerative  exaltation  is  your  due?  Is  the 
Natural  Law  of  "Self-Compensation  a  fakeT 

Do  we  serve  or  contribute  to  those  we  like — ENJOY, 
unless  the  benefit  they  ENJOY — reflects  JOY  ON  SELF?  Or, 
contribute  in  thought  or  deed  to  those  we  hate — REPUL- 
SIVE, except  in  ENJOYMENT  of  affording  them  pain? 
Which  is  the  sweetest  to  SELF — TO  HELP  OB  REVENGE? 
Will  other  than  IGNORANCE  accuse  NATURE  of  having  op- 
posing or  changing  edicts? 

Do  we  "LOVE"  or  DO  FOR  OUR  MOTHER,  unless  for 
some  or  many  reasons,  SHE  or  THE  ACT  reflects  pleasure 
on  SELF  ?  Would  you  want  Mother  to  believe  otherwise  ? 

Is  not  THE  GREATEST  RELATIVE  PLEASURE  the  line  of  least 

resistance  in  "choosing"  between  alternatives,  and, 
therefore,  AUTOMATIC? 

Should  doing  good  be  considered  a  sacrifice?  And 
do  we  not  always  in  some  way  seek  "benefit"  from 
wrong  doing? 

Try  to  point  out  where  DOING  RIGHT — broadly  pro- 
moting life,  could  be  correctly  considered  IGNOBLE  OR 
A  LOSS — except  in  terms  of  the  false  standard — MONEY: 
Or,  where  DOING  WRONG — conducive  of  death,  can  be 
properly  classed  as  NOBLE — other  than  from  the  same 
corrupting  influence.  Nor,  aside  from  burning  hundreds 
of  thousands  at  the  stake  and  threatening  everybody 
with  the  torture  of  hell,  etc. — FOR  THE  GLORY  OF  GOD  AND 
POWER — which  the  big  G.  AND  G.  CO.  confer,  support  and 
control,  does  any  injury  to  fellow-beings  reflect  glory  on 
the  doer,  unless  the  mind  is  depraved  from  conditions 
directly  traceable  to  the  twin-peaks  of  misery  and  death. 


DEFINITION  AND  FUNCTION  OF  LOVE        103 

in  their  treacherous  and  rocky  world-wide  range.  CRUSH 

THE  INTER-LINKED  HELLISH  ERRORS,  BUT  SAVE  THE 
BLAMELESS  PEOPLE. 

Indeed,  try  as  you  may — leaving  the  dual  despoil- 
ers  of  TRUE  NOBILITY  aside,  and  you  will  learn  that  no 
worthy  INCENTIVE,  SENTIMENT,  SWEETNESS,  ETC.  ;  no  sane 
MOTIVE  for  any  act  other  than  is  encompassed  by  SELF- 
ESTEEM,  can  be  found. 

Even,  indeed,  by  allowing  the  VULTURE  PIRATES  to 
do  their  worst — which  is  hideous  beyond  the  power  of 
words  to  depict,  SELF-SATISFACTION — the  monarch  of  our 
nature,  ever  true  as  gravity — to  which  its  "  ATTRAC- 
TION" is  analogous,  cannot  be  dethroned. 

This — precisely  in  accord  with  the  all-embracing 
Cosmic  Principle  of  Cause  and  Effect,  logically  declares 
that  MAN  is  IRRESPONSIBLE;  against  which  there  never 
has  been  nor  will  be  an  iota  of  contradictory  FACT;  no 
other  principle  being  or  can  be  more  thoroughly  estab- 
lished. Indeed,  THE  IRRESPONSIBILITY  OF  MAN  is  now  so 
absolutely  proven,  that  any  attempt  to  hereafter  other- 
wise treat  any  member  of  the  human  race,  should  be 
sternly  considered  as  no  less  than  MURDEROUS  IGNORANCE. 
In  other  words — vicious  INSANITY. 

We  may  now  RIGHTLY  ASSERT  THAT  ALL  WRONG  DO- 
ING OR  SO-CALLED  CRIMINAL  DEEDS  ARE  THE  RESULT  OF 
CORRESPONDING  INIMICAL  INFLUENCE  TO  WHICH  THE  VIC- 
TIMS HAVE  BEEN  SUBJECTED  ;  and  that  the  correct  remedy 

is,  TO  HELP  THE  UNFORTUNATES  BY  A  GREATLY  IMPROVED 
SYSTEM  OF  KINDLY  TREATMENT  AND  TRAINING,  THAN  IS 
NOW  ACCORDED  THEIR  FELLOW  INSANE — Confining  them 

when  necessary;  while  broadly  extending  the  same  cor- 
rective treatment  to  the  general  social  influence  causing 
such  a  grievous  effect.  CAN  ANYONE  BE  RIGHTLY  BLAMED 

FOR  OBEYING  THE  LAW  OF  THEIR  BEING  ? 

The  same  facts  brand  every  person  who  dares 
threaten  another  with  HELL,  as  an  unfit  teacher,  if  not 


104  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

dangerous  to  be  at  large ;  and  would  transfer  HEAVEN  TO 
EARTH — where  it  belongs.  And  too,  SUCH  WOULD  EXTEND 

THE  AVERAGE  LENGTH  OP  HUMAN  LIFE  MANY,  MANY  FOLDS 
—WITH  EVERY  MINUTE  THEREOF  CORRESPONDINGLY  AUG- 
MENTED IN  VITAL  PLEASURE  FOR  EACH  AND  ALL  ALIKE. 

Indeed,  THE  WILL  OF  LOVE  is  mankind's  supreme  discov- 
ery— TIMELY. 

Even  such  is  but  a  slight  hint  of  the  good  that  WILL 

ACCRUE    PROM     CORRECTLY    UNDERSTANDING    AND    GUIDING 

LOVE;  which  cannot  be  otherwise  done,  for  PROGRESS  is 
BASED  ON  TRUTH — NOT  ERROR.  These  irrefutable  basic 
facts,  rightly  exact  governmental  attention. 

Now  my  cringing  friend,  you  may  have  what's  left 
in  way  of  INCENTIVE,  SENTIMENT,  SWEETNESS,  ETC.,  in  the 
Deadly  Phantom  of  ALTRUISM,  SACRIFICE  OR  SELF-DENIAL. 

Thus — at  last,  it  is  clearly  and  positively  shown 
that  SELF  is  the  real  GOD,  whom  every  person  ever  has 
and  always  must  worship  and  exalt  to  the  utmost  of 
their  ability;  and  that  none  can  have  any  other  god. 
Interdependence,  however,  exacts  UNIVERSAL  BROTHER- 
HOOD OP  GODS. 

"Neither  shall  they  say,  Lo  here!  or  lo  there!  for, 

behold,  THE  KINGDOM  OF  GOD  IS  WITHIN  YOU" — St.   Lllke 

-17:21. 

"MAN  KNOW  THYSELF." 


PSYCHO-PHYSICAL 

NATURE  IS  SIMPLE  AND  VOID  OF  MYSTERY. 
Things  or  Beings  vs.  Cosmos  or  Non-Thing — 

WHAT   ELECTRICITY  IS — NOT 

Cringing  at  Facts  and  Clinging  to  Fallacy. 

CHAPTER  VII — 9  PAGES 

When  occult  or  hard  to  understand,  rest  assured — 
regardless  of  problem  being  considered,  that  the  theory 
or  process — if  not  both,  is  wrong;  for  when  correctly 
dealt  with,  no  phase  of  ACTIO-MATERIA  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT 
is  at  all  difficult  for  any  normal  person  to  fully  and 
clearly  recognize. 

Of  course,  it  is  impossible  for  anyone  to  "find" 
what  does  not  exist  or  understand  an  error — though 
earnestly  espoused,  except  as  IMAGED  by  the  deranged 
brain-s;  while  that  which  is  may  always  be  easily  seen 
or  grasped — when  duly  pointed  out. 

Yet,  strange  is  it  not — even  if  the  facts  are  plain 
and  simple  as  the  nose  on  one's  face — as  they  generally 
are,  the  majority  of  people  persistently  avoid  the  easy 
to  see,  and  dogmatically  coddle  the  weird  of  fancy.  And 
too,  they  are  mainly  of  the  class  who  heedlessly  read — 
"Let  us  reason  together,"  thus,  "prove  all  things  and 
hold  fast  to  that  which  is  good";  then,  "Ye  shall  know 
the  truth  and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free,"  etc.  In- 
deed, while  these  basic  admonitions  are  widely  ignored, 
they  pointedly  give  real  salvation  advice;  for  nothing 
could  pay  better  than  to  unbiasedly  reason  together,  that 
we  may  learn  and  abide  by  THE  TRUTH. 

Lamentably,  however,  few  there  are  who  enter  into 
discussions  for  the  purpose,  mainly,  of  LEARNING  instead 
TEACHING;  a  great  majority  being  ashamed  to  change 
their  BORROWED  OPINION — the  primal  cause  of  DOMINANT 
IGNORANCE:  Yet,  while  'tis  always  profitable  to  TEACH, 


106  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

IT  ENRICHES  SELF  FAR  MORE  TO  LEARN,  FACTS  ;  f  Orget  HOF 

neglect  not  this  "hint,"  for  every  reader's  capacity  for 
tolerance,  fair-play  and  progress  will  be  thoroughly 
tested  by  this  UNBIASED  TRUTH  SEEKING  WORK. 

In  the  process  of  developing  from  pristine  ignor- 
ance to  the  present  state  of  semi-intelligence,  the  race 
has  gradually  changed  its  ideas  on  many  basic  problems : 
Such  as, — prior  to  Magellan — 1522,  the  earth  was  gen- 
erally believed  to  be  flat:  Prior  to  Ilarvey — 1628,  spirit 
instead  of  blood  was  supposed  to  flow  in  our  arteries 
and  veins :  Prior  to  Drs.  Rush  and  Peniel — about  1795, 
it  was  sternly  affirmed  that  the  "queer"  were  possessed 
of  demons  instead  of  being  insane — a  notion  that  is  still 
quite  prevalent  with  only  the  name  variously  disguised : 
Prior  to  Copernicus — 1543,  all  believed  in  the  "geo- 
centric theory"— the  earth  to  be  "CENTRAL"  and  prac- 
tically all  of  Nature.  Even  not  long  ago  TOMATOES  were 
considered  poisonous,  etc.,  etc. — every  notable  advance- 
ment having  been  viciously  opposed  by  superstition, 
"stand-patters,"  ethics  and  interests. 

Yet,  now — basically  speaking,  the  process  of  Nature 
is — scatteringly,  quite  fully  understood  by  broad  and 
unbiased  students,  though  scarcely  scratched  by  the  gen- 
eral public;  a  great  majority  still  being  savage  "knock- 
ers" of  every  "new-fangled  idea" — especially  when 
affecting  their  personal  religion,  politics,  pocket,  custom, 

etc.,  OFTEN  REGARDLESS  OF  SELF-EVIDENT  PARAMOUNT 

ERAL  INTEREST;  even  thoughtless  of  murderous  and 
suicidal  consequence  of  clinging  to  dogmas.  A  great 
many — having  been  trained  to  "beware  of  false 
prophets,"  refuse  to  listen,  or  read  progressive  writ- 
ings ;  and  if  perchance  a  new  field  is  occasionally  entered, 
it  is  with  great  caution  and  a  set  determination  of  dis- 
avowal :  THE  PERSONAL  AND  GENERAL  INJURY  FROM  SUCH 
CANNOT  BE  OVER-ESTIMATED,  for  the  standard  of  its 
measurement  is  entirely  in  terms  of  quality  and  quan- 
tity of  pleasure  and  life  to  one  and  all. 

MENTALITY  implies  THINKING,  which  in  turn  indi- 
cates ENQUIRY — to  ACQUIRE  or  GROW;  and  its  source  is 


PSYCHO-PHYSICAL:   ELECTRICITY  107 

ever  from  WITHOUT,  effected  by  the  impingement  or  in- 
fluence of  environment — near  and  remote.  This  extrin- 
sic cause  of  beings'  SENSATION — MENTALITY  OR  PEELING, 
is  always  INDELIBLE — while  the  entity  obtains;  that  is, 
makes  lasting  "  impressions "  or  changes  in  the  arrange- 
ment— if  not  volume,  of  constituent  parts — a  STORAGE 
process:  Hence,  its  confluent  association  with  the  IM- 
MEDIATE stimuli  that  brings  it  into  function,  accounts 
for  PERCEPTION  and  MEMORY,  REASONING,  etc. — EVER  AN 

EXACT  COMPOUND  REFLEX  OP  ONE'S  RELATIVE  EXPERIENCE 

—from  the  instant  of  conception  to  and  including  the 
incident  of  THINKING  or  DOING,  whether  for  weal  or  woe 

—INTELLIGENT  OR  IGNORANT. 

Thus  we  plainly  see  that  the  mentality,  reason,  sen- 
sation, or  FEELING  of  a  creature,  is  not  AUTOMATIC  but — 
in  the  final,  IMPELLED  from  without,  precisely  in 
obedience  to  THE  NATURAL  PRINCIPLE  OP  CAUSE  AND 
EFFECT — under  the  subsidiary  Law  of  Survival  of  the 
Fittest — struggling  for  existence;  the  process  being 
completely  explained  by  The  Universally  Personal  Nat- 
ural Law, — *The  Greatest  Degree  of  Pleasure  Attainable 
With  the  Combined  Relative  Experience  in  Action,  is  at 
All  Times  Precisely  Expressed  by  Each  Individual — * 
Nature's  Books  Ever  Being  Accurately  Balanced  to 
Date.* 

Each  of  the  immediately  above  concisely  explained 
so-called  PSYCHIC  functions — really  nothing  but  the  finer 
specific  organic  doings  of  ACTIO-MATERIA,  are  peculiar 
solely  to  THINGS  OR  BEINGS;  none  being  an  attribute  of 
COSMOS — as  such,  which — having  no  outside  or  impinging 
forces,  being  an  ETERNALLY  EXISTING  AUTOMOBILE  from 
inherent  MATERIA-ENERGY,  'tis — though  a  seeming  anom- 
aly, OMNISCIENT  Or  SENSELESS  and  REASONLESS — MINDLESS  : 

That  is — while  possessed  of  "  all  "-power,  cannot  acquire 
or  expire — grow  and  decay. 

Even — as  'tis  elsewhere  clearly  shown,  when  an 
entity  arrives  at  OMNISCIENT — as  every  Human  race 
finally  does,  it  becomes  COSMIC,  common  or  homogeneous, 
THOUGHTLESS  AND  EXTINCT — as  a  specific  quantity  or 
quality. 


108  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

SELFISHNESS,  ever  warringly  oppose  each  THING  or 
BEING — generally  fighting  for  survival,  against  all 
others;  thus — while  continually  destroying  one-another, 
the  process  spells  LIFE  instead  of  death  to  COSMOS  ;  which 
in  turn  being  unopposed,  is  not — as  with  constituent 
parts,  subject  to  The  Law  impelling — when  ignorant  of 
co-operative  benefits,  the  contest  for  SELF-PRESERVATION. 

THE  WEIGHT  OF  ANY-THING — at  first  one-sidedly  de- 
fined, is  its  " specific  gravity" — as  the  The  Earth's  influ- 
ence of  attraction.  WEIGHT — merely  another  name  for 
GRAVITY,  however,  implies  mutual  affinity  of  two  or  more 
creatures,  always — regardless  of  intervening  space,  pre- 
cisely according  to  the  Newtonian  Law, — "  Every  body 
attracts  every  other  body  in  proportion  to  their  mass,  in- 
versely to  the  square  of  their  distance  apart" — its  power 
never  otherwise  fluctuating  or  being  overcome.  Hence, 
as  THINGS  or  BEINGS,  entities,  bodies,  creatures  or  what- 
not— regardless  of  size,  shape,  place  or  function — calling 
them  what  you  like,  are  each  an  integral  factor  of  UNI- 
VERSE or  COSMOS:  Infinity — having  no  surface  or  outside 
—no  further  space,  substance  or  such  being  possible, 
there  can  be  nothing  else — near  or  remote,  to  attract 
"it";  therefore,  "The"  Universe  must  be  void  of  GRAV- 
ITY or  WEIGHT — precisely  THE  REVERSE  OF  ENTITIES. 

In  the  final  analysis — there  being  no  "all,"  COSMOS 
is  not  AN  ENTITY;  the  positive  article  "THE" — "The" 
Universe,  "The"  Cosmos,  "The"  World,  etc.— as  with 
the  pronoun  "IT"  or  such,  are,  therefore,  always  figur- 
atively used.  COSMOS  being  limitless  in  time  and  space 
— sizeless,  shapeless,  weightless,  growthless,  wasteless. 
etc.,  is  "a"  NON-ENTITY — always  different  from  "its" 
ever  changing  component  parts,  regardless  of  their  di- 
mensions, conditions  or  attributes. 

The  foregoing  will — it  is  hoped,  amply  suffice  as  a 
firm  basis  upon  which  to  understandingly  but  concisely 
and  pointedly  extend  the  antithetical  comparison  be- 
tween— 


PSYCHO-PHYSICAL:  ELECTRICITY 


109 


THINGS  or  BEINGS— and— COSMOS  or 
NON-ENTITY 


RELATIVE  AND  COMPARATIVE 

Have  Beginning    and    Ending 

Sensation — reaction   to   stim- 
uli 

Form    and    Dimensions 
"      Individual   Life  and   Death 
"      Weight — subject    to    gravity 
Center    and    Circumference 
Desire,   Purpose  and  Destiny 
Heaven    and    Hell — pleasure 

and    pain 
Can  Lose    or    Gain 

Think — learn,        acquire        or 

grow 

"    Be  divided 

Are  Ephemeral — decay  and  die 
"  Dependent  on  Environment 
"  Finite — "comparatively"  a 

mote 

"     Ignorant — learnable 
"     Reasonable — reaction     of    ex- 
perience 

"     Free-Will-less — subjected 
"     Subject   to  Cause  and   Effect 
"     Right   or  Wrong — growing  or 

decaying 
"     Maintained    by     the    Will    of 

Love 
Self  is  God — regarding  none  other 


ABSOLUTE  AND  INCOMPARABLE 

Beginningless    and    Endless 
Void   of   Stimuli   and   Sensation 

Formless    and    Dimensionless 
Eternal  Vital  Non-Entity 
Wanting  in  Gravity  or  Weight 
All-less — no  cent,  or  circum. 
Entirely  free  from  such 
Pleasureless,    Painless — perfect 

Cannot  Lose  or  Gain 
Thoughtless    or    Growthless 

Indivisible 

Eternal    Life — dis-ease-less 
"Independent" — no   environment 
Infinite — limitless 

Omniscient — un  learnable 
Reasonless — void   of  experience 

"Absolutely    Free" — unsubjected 
Never  Caused  or   Effected 
Eternal   Perfection 

Will-     or     Loveless — eternal     auto- 
mobile 
Selfless,  Godless — regardless  of  any 


LIVING  without  beginning  or  ending — the  quality 
of  TIME,  and  everywhere  present — the  quantity  of 
SPACE,  INFINITY — never  having  any  more  or  less  power — 
super-strength  or  weakness,  could  not  INCREASE  or 
DIMINISH — just  the  reverse  of  FINITES. 

Verily,  a  thing  or  being — any  subordinate  or  ele- 
mental part  of  Nature,  must  ever  be  considered — as  of 
fact  they  inevitably  function,  precisely  contrary  to 
COSMOS,  UNIVERSE  OR  WORLD.  Beings  are  Ephemeral, 
Cosmos  is  Eternal.  Things  continually  fluctuate,  Cosmos 
is  changeless.  Entities  are  heterogeneous — porous,  con- 
tiguous, etc.,  Cosmos  is  homogeneous — poreless  or  non- 
contiguous. 

Vital  knowledge  must  conform  to  these  mighty 
FACTS:  Sneering  disbelief  is  suicidal  and  change  them 


110  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

not.  TRUTH,  INDEED,  IS  STRANGER  AND 
STRONGER  THAN  FICTION:  THOUGH  CRUSHED 
TO  EARTH  WILL  RISE  AGAIN  FOR  THE  GOOD 
OF  MAN. 

— VERILY — 

"The  Mark  of  the  Beast" 

— is — 

IGNORANCE 
o 

ELECTRICITY :— Now  lest  some  may  surmise  that 
we  need  to  shy  at  any  fundamental  question,  and  as 
ELECTRICITY  is  one  of  the  Gibraltars  of  mystery,  we  will 
give  that  boogabear  just  a  few  broad-side  charges  of 
un-common-sense ;  merely  for  the  fun  of  seeing  another 
"inscrutable  problem,"  easily  solved. 

Of  course,  "it  can't  be  done,"  but  let's  see. 

The  trend  of  so-called  science  or  camouflage  philos- 
ophy is,  to  consider  ELECTRICITY  the  basis  of  ALL — or 
that  unfindable,  undefinable  and  unthinkable  whatnot, 
of  which  everything  or  expression  is  composed. 

They  glibly  assure  us  that  "ALL  is  ELECTRICITY" 
but  when  asked  what  that  means ;  after  again  declaring 
that  it  implies  EVERYTHING — they  give  up  the  ghost. 

We  have  found  that  the  only  condition  of  Nature 
that  is  not  subject  to  gravity — having  no  weight,  is  THE 
ETHER  in  its  prime  state ;  That  each  THING  or  bound  state 
of  ether,  attracts  every  other  THING  exactly  proportionate 
to  their  mass — inversely  to  the  square  of  their  distance 
apart.  Hence,  IN  ORDER  TO  BE  OTHER  THAN 
PRIME  ETHER— ELECTRICITY  MUST  HAVE 
WEIGHT. 

Magnetism  is  said  to  be  the  cross-rays  of  electric 
action:  Whether  that  explanation  be  correct  or  er- 
roneous, it  here  matters  not;  for  anyhow  it  is  close 
enough  akin  to  the  "stuff"  of  our  enquiry  to  suffice  as 
an  introductory  illustration. 

Now,  suppose  we  have  ONE  charged  steel  magnet- 
just  ONE  that  is  "LOADED"  or  magnetized,  and  that  we 


PSYCHO-PHYSICAL:  ELECTRICITY  111 

have  a  thousand  or  a  million  more — no  matter  how  many, 
all  just  like  THE  ONE  except  that  they  are  not  charged — 
mere  bars  or  "horseshoes"  of  steel. 

Now  say  that  we  weigh  them  separately — The  ONE 
by  itself  and  the  others  all  together,  on  the  most  deli- 
cately sensitive  and  accurate  scale. 

Now  then,  by  briskly  rubbing  the  ONE  charged 
magnet  against  each  of  the  unloaded  ones,  we  may  by 
this  process  charge  ALL  with  equal  strength  as  THE  ONE  : 
Yet,  we  would  find  when  finished,  that  the  ONE  not  only 
retains  its  full  magnetic  strength  and  weighs  no  less,  but 
that  all  the  others  weigh  no  more  than  before  being 
thus  charged.  The  ONE  has  lost  nothing — not  even  any 
magnet  power,  while  the  thousands  of  others — though 
having  gained  no  weight,  have  each  acquired  a  strength 
of  magnetism — fully  equal  to  THE  ONE. 

Now  what  has  happened  1  Why,  it  is  simple  enough 
to  clearly  see,  that  by  rubbing  the  charged  or  "elec- 
tronically active"  magnet  against  the  others,  the  tc CON- 
TACT" inevitably  transmitted  its  IONISTIC  motion  to  the 
uncharged  ones;  which — being  of  "permanent  hard- 
ness" the  particular  rate  and  arrangement  of  action  is 
retained.  Hence,  magnetism  is  merely  a  specific  mode 
of  chemical  AFFINITY  for  its  kind — of  the  opposite,  as 
male  and  female;  or  vice  versa — LOVE  AND  HATE;  SE- 
LECTIVE :  Being  a  very  high  rate — in  the  final  analysis, 
of  ionistic  motion — NOT  OF  ITSELF  AN  ELEMENTAL  SUB- 
STANCE. 

Then  again — for  instance,  we  will  take  a  new  or  un- 
charged automobile  "cell,"  which  when  "electrified" 
will  drive  a  machine  a  hundred  miles;  place  it  on  an 
accurate  scale  and  "fill  'er  full  of  juice";  Yet  when 
"charged  to  overflowing,"  it  weighs  exactly  the  same  as 
before  having  been  loaded. 

The  same  phenomena  as  in  the  magnet  example  has 
occurred ;  the  ELECTRIC  IONISTIC  MOTION — created  by  the 
dynamo  FRICTION,  has  been  transmitted  by  the  connect- 
ing particles  of  the  wire  to  the  storage  cell,  which  takes 
on  and  retains  a  like  motion  in  its  constituent  parts. 


118  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 


4  ( 


1  Non-conductive  "  materials  simply  cannot  assume 
the  ELECTRIC  ionistic,  atomistic  and  molecular  movement, 
which  they  could  if  composed — as  'tis  widely  believed 
all  substance  is,  of  ELECTRICITY:  Which,  the  universally 
equal  reciprocity  of  ETHER,  exactly  illustrates. 

The  electrified  wire  carries  no  "  juice,"  but  the  IONS, 
ATOMS  AND  MOLECULES  "bunt"  one  another — by  a 
*  *  CUSHION  ' '  MEDIUM  OF  ETHER,  into  a  like  infinitely  rapid 
succession  of  actions. 

A  " wireless"  station — say  at  Honolulu,  by  means 
of  a  strong  BATTERY  and  the  operator's  ''fingering,"  sets 
up  a  tremendously  intense  intermittent  electric  motion 
in  its  "soft"  projectal  wires,  and  the  constituent  ions 
beat  the  permeating  and  surrounding  ETHER  into  corre- 
sponding undulations— JUST  AS  IN  MENTAL  AC- 
TION, causing  etheric  waves,  which  travel  at  the  rate  of 
LIGHT — 186,324  miles  a  second;  and  when  these  vibra- 
tions come  in  contact  with  other  wires  "in  tune"  with 
the  one  sending  them  forth,  they  cause  an  exactly  corre- 
sponding rate  of  action  its  IONS,  ATOMS  AND  MOLECULES 
—yet  precisely  less  and  less  intense  in  proportion  as  the 
distance  increases  from  the  propellant  station :  Which 
not  only  explains  the  principle  involved  in  wireless  tele- 
graphy, but — as  we  shall  elsewhere  more  clearly  see,  is 
a  prominent  phase  of  UNIVERSAL  TELEPATHY. 

There  is  nothing  transmitted  from  one  station  to 
another — hundreds  of  thousands  of  miles  apart,  for  the 
"ETHERIC  WAVES"  are  mere  RESILIENT  QUIVERS — not  a 
stream  but  SAME  AS  THE  PHENOMENA  OF  LIGHT,  or  in 
principle  the  same  as  the  vibrations  carried  by  a  log, 
when  struck  by  an  ax. 

Every  motion  is  A  DEGREE  OF  HEAT,  of  which  the 
electric  action  is  no  exception:  Electricity  is  heat  but 
heat  need  not  be  of  the  electric  class. 

Electricity,  therefore,  being  merely  a  specific  grade 
of  basic  motion,  "may  be  found  any  place — top  of  a 
mountain  or  bottom  of  the  sea,"  wherever  its  rate  is 
caused — or  "picked  up,"  as  the  result  of  corresponding 
FRICTION  or  REQUISITE  CHEMISTRY — but  not  otherwise; 


PSYCHO-PHYSICAL:  ELECTRICITY  113 

for  it  is  not  of  itself  a  NATURAL  substance — BUT  AN  IN- 
DUCED SPECIFIC  RATE  OF  ACTIO-MATERIA — Same  as  light, 

heat,  mentality,  sound,  etc. ;  and  like  all  such  kindred 
phenomena,  has  various  modes  or  degrees  of  power :  'Tis 
a  phase  of  activity  to  which  a  large  section,  but  by  no 
means  all  matter  can  conform — except  in  slight  degree : 
In  the  final,  however,  Mother  Nature  is  ever  more  or  less 
reciprocal  "throughout"  its  infinity  of  degrees,  time 
and  space  of  relative  things  or  beings. 

However,  were  a  copper  wire  electrified — that  is, 
its  ionistic  parts  set  in  electric  motion;  has  the  wire 
ceased  to  be  copper  and  become  a  body  of  electricity? 
Does  electricity — as  such,  cast  any  spectrum  rays?  Is 
there  any  particle  of  bound  ether  that  may  be  properly 
called  electricity?  Is  not  the  word  "electron" — mean- 
ing a  basic  unit  of  matter,  a  misnomer  and  misleading? 
THINK  IT  OVER — if  necessary. 

This  short  article  is  inserted,  mainly,  to  not  only 
clearly  show  that  Nature — when  understood,  is  ever 
the  climax  of  simplicity,  but  as  a  strong  factor  in  prov- 
ing that  the  premise  of  this  work  is  flawless  in  the 
broadest  possible  sense. 

Several  able  electricians  have  carefully  read  this 
concise  definition  of  electricity,  and — without  an  excep- 
tion, have  pronounced  it  a  complete  solution  of  the  per- 
plexing problem — as  to  what  electricity  is,  and  what  it 
is  not — precisely  the  same  in  principle  as  MIND,  SPIRIT, 
LIFE,  etc. 

Indeed — as  shown  by  many  illustrations  in  this 
work,  the  explanation  is  not  only  in  perfect  harmony 
with  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  PHENOMENA,  but  no  fact  has  ever 
been  produced,  even  tending  to  disprove  it;  hence,  no 
grounds  for  dispute. 

IP  THIS  DEFINITION  IS  NOT  TRUE,  WE 
HAVE  NO  SCIENCE. 


COULD  ANY  CRITICISM  OF  MAN'S  IGNORANCE  OR 
WRONG  DOING  BE  MORE  PRONOUNCED  THAN  THE 
THREAT  OF  HELL? 

IS   THAT   SEVERELY  KIND? 


TELEPATHY— SUGGESTION 
CAUSE  AND  EFFECT 


ESTABLISHING  THE  INTERDEPENDENCE  OP   MANKIND 
PARAMOUNT 

This  division  is  here  greatly  abridged,  but  it  is  believed 
that  sufficient  evidence  is  presented  to  convince  any  thought- 
ful person,  that  every  claim  made  is  literally  true.  In  my 
larger  work  near  one  hundred  pages  are  devoted  to  tracing 
the  INTERDEPENDENCE  OF  HUMAN  BE  IN  OS  from  recip- 
rocal IONS  to  the  inevitable  interchange  of  every  thought, 
word,  act  and  condition  of  the  race  —  WITHOUT  AN  OCCULT 
IDEA  OR  MISSING  FACT.  Note  carefully,  however,  the  much 
pointed  evidence  —  besides  this  chapter  —  having  a  direct  bear- 
ing on  the  subject  elsewhere  recorded 


CHAPTER  VIII—  20  PAGES 
The  Sea  That  Floods  or  Ebbs  The  Tide  of  Our  Life. 

TELEPATHY-SUGGESTION—  essential  to  COR- 
RECTLY understand,  like  LOVE  AND  THE  WILL  are  one  and 
the  same  ;  yet,  by  generally  being  treated  separately  and 
greatly  restricted  in  scope,  each  are  shorn  of  their 
mighty  importance  and,  therefore,  considered  of  slight 
consequence  or  the  whim  of  cranks  :  NEITHER  UNITEDLY 

UNDERSTOOD  NOR  SEPARATELY  UNITED. 

The  fact  is,  however,  they  constitute  THE  MEDIUM 

OP       EQUILIBRIUM       OR       NATURAL       SOCIALISM  —  precisely 

synonymous  in  relation,  scope  and  influence  to  CAUSE 
AND  EFFECT,  of  which  they  are  not  merely  factors,  but 

THE     ALL-ENCOMPASSING     SAME     WITH     ANOTHER    NAME: 

Hence,  OMNIPOTENT.  In  treating  them  separately,  it  is 
like  dealing  with  MATTER  and  ENERGY  as  independent  of 
one  another,  instead  of  ACTIO-MATERIA  :  Or  SPIRIT,  MIND, 
LIFE,  ETC.,  as  being  basically  different,  in  place  of  each 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT         115 

fully  constituting  the  other — PHASES  OF  MATTER  IN 
ACTION. 

Therefore,  as  the  meaning  of  TELEPATHY  is  generally 
understood  as  "FEELING  AND  CONFORMING  TO  THE  DIS- 
TANT," and  as  that  is  exactly  THE  FACT  essential  to 
clearly  bring  out,  we  will  "let'er  go  it  alone" — for  'tis 
necessary  here  to  be  concise. 

Owing  to  being  composed  of  inherent  MATERIA- 
ENERGY — admitting  of  no  loss  or  gain,  COSMOS  is  AN 
ETERNAL  AUTOMOBILE;  and — as  we  shall  see,  NO  FACTOR 

IS  INDEPENDENT  OF  ANOTHER. 

For  instance:  The  Law  of  Gravity — "Every  Body 
— regardless  of  size  or  where,  exerts  its  influence  on  all 
others  in  proportion  to  their  mass,  inversely  to  the 
square  of  distance  apart,"  NOT  ONLY  PRECISELY  IL- 
LUSTRATES BUT  CONSTITUTES  A  TRUE  FACTOR  OF — 

TELEPATHY. 

COSMOS — harmonious  reciprocal  world,  is  entirely 
composed  of  THE  UBIQUITOUS  ETHER,  which — in  its  prime 
or  homogeneous  state,  is  the  medium  of  light,  electric, 
MENTAL  and  other  VIBRATIONS,  and  which  resiliency — 
like  quivers  in  gelatin,  traverse  SPACE — extension  of  mat- 
ter—Abound and  free,"  at  the  rate  of  over  186,300 
miles  a  second — more  than  7%  times  around  the  earth, 
ever  conveying  an  equilibrial  and  moulding  influence — 
TELEPATHY. 

By  use  of  prisms  we  dissect  the  slightest  STAR-RAY — 
thousands  of  "light-years"  astray,  and  accurately  learn 
of  what  the  extremely  remote  SUNS  are  composed — 
TELEPATHY. 

A  receiving  station  of  wireless  telegraph — by  the 
same  medium — etheric  waves,  FEELS  ITS  DISTANT  RELA- 
TIVE and  faithfully  records  or  conforms  to  its  message — 
TELEPATHY. 

HUMAN  BEINGS — ever  of  the  same  nervous  mechan- 
ism and  precisely  attuned — akin  to  electric  batteries, 


116  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

and — TELEPATHICALLY  speaking,  range  in  distance  from 
"within  each  other's  AURA,"  to  a  trifle  over  1/15  of  a 
second  apart — averaging  1/30,  about  the  same  in  time 
— per  the  ETHERIC  medium  of  transmission,  as  THE  CELLS 

IN   ONE'S   FOOT  ARE  SEPARATE  FROM  THOSE  IN   THE  HAND, 

by  their  NERVE  connection — nerves  being  a  far  inferior 
process  of  communication. 

Hence,     owing     to     this — finally,     ALL-EMBRACING 

ETHERIC    MEDIUM    OF   UNITING,    THE   HUMAN    RACE    COnsti- 

tutes  fully  as  intimately  associated  body  as  do  THE  CELLS 
OF  A  PERSON  ;  and  there  is  no  possible  bar  to  the  SOCIAL- 
ISTIC RELATION;  for  each  THING  OR  BEING  are  composed 
of,  permeated — between  the  elements  of  organizations, 
and  connected  by  THE  SLEEPLESS,  IMPARTIAL  AND  RE- 
LENTLESS "PARENTAL"  SUBSTANCE. 

TELEPATHY  is  more  clearly  recognized,  however,  by 
its  effect  through  OUR  COARSER  SENSES  OF  FEELING— 
hearing,  seeing,  smelling,  tasting,  etc. :  All  of  which 
being  at  once  reflected  and  racially  distributed  in  the 
manner  above  concisely  explained.  Each  sensation  ever 
being  consciously  or  sub-consciously  recorded  by  an  ex- 
tension of  change  in  the  nervous  association  into  IN- 
DELIBLE IMAGES — sort  of  storage  and  reflex-acting  bat- 
tery, precisely  corresponding  to  the  building  experience ; 
which  you  should  note,  accurately  accounts  for  MEMORY. 

These  oft  recurring  combinations  of  RE-ACTIONS 
which  we  call  MIND,  MENTALITY,  THOUGHT  OR  REASON,  are 
wholly  the  product  of  EXPERIENCE  OR  TELEPATHY — the 
feeling  or  conforming  and  reflecting  THE  DISTANT:  Of 
which  influence — always  individually  different,  by  far 
the  greater  or  delicate  part  is  ever  recorded  and  re- 
flected SUB-CONSCIOUSLY;  so  that  nearly  all  of  such  is 
CONSCIOUSLY  UNRECOGNIZED — except  in  general  PSYCHO- 
PHYSICAL  CONDITION,  creative  of  precisely  corresponding 
diverse  PERSONALITIES — for  weal  or  woe :  The  combina- 
tion, therefore,  often  resulting  in  strange  mentality — 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT         117 

seemingly  independent  of  experience;  hence,  widely  but 
erroneously  believed  to  be  INTUITION — Angelic  or  Deific 
Intervention,  etc. 

Thus  in  a  single  paragraph  it  is  quite  clearly  and 
indubitably  shown  that  we  RECIPROCALLY  "live  and 
move  and  have  our  being"  in  harmony  with  the  WITH- 
OUT— infinite  in  extent;  COMPOSED,  MAINTAINED  AND  DE- 
STROYED SOLELY  THEREBY:  And  that  the  all-important 
factor  of  the  "HOME  ENVIRONMENT"  is  composed  of 
FELLOW  BEINGS — having  precisely  the  same  basic  or 
neuro-chemical  organisms.  Ever  being  far  more  per- 
fectly connected  or  co-operative  and  INTERDEPENDENT 
than  a  "Battery  of  Ley  den  Jars."  So  that  we  are  con- 
stantly and  inseparably,  CONFLUENTLY  INTERLINKED  by 
an  intricate  medium  of  FEELING  AND  CONFORMING  TO 

NEAR    AND    REMOTE — JOYS,     SORROWS,    HEALTH,     SICKNESS 

and  whatnot,  of  a  WORLD  OF  FELLOWS — now  mostly  war- 
ring in  some  way  UNTO  UNTIMELY  DEATH. 

Thus  we  catch  merely  a  glimpse  of  NATURE'S  RE- 
LENTLESS AND  PITILESS  ENFORCEMENT  OF  UNITY  FOR  WEAL 

OR  FOR  WOE — selfishly  so  considered  by  MAN,  struggling 
for  LIFE;  the  result  being  indifferent  to  COSMOS — which 
can  neither  lose  or  gain  from  its  ceaseless  harmony  of 
factional  discord. 

Indeed,  except  by  the  "in  GOD  we  trust" — for  PER- 
SONAL salvation,  it  has  for  a  long  time  been  recognized 
that  man  is  a  product  and  subject  of  environment;  but 
— strange  is  it  not,  THE  ABSOLUTE  INTERDEPENDENCE  OF 
PEOPLE  has  never  heretofore  been  clearly  shown;  and 
will  still  be  fought  by  "SELF-RELIANT"  braves,  as  though 
factors  of  nature  could  in  the  slightest  be  FREE  AND  IN- 
DEPENDENT OF  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT — NEAR  AND  REMOTE. 

Such,  however,  is  inevitably  the  product  of  dense  IGNO- 
RANT SELFISHNESS — the  blameless  green  fruit  that  with 
due  care  may  be  enriched  unto  ripening — though  now 
unwittingly  suiciding. 


118  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

It  is  elsewhere  clearly  explained  that,  THERE  ARE 
ONLY  TWO  CAUSES  FOR  DEATH  ;  DISCORD — during  the  neces- 
sary  time  for  growth,  and  MATURITY — which  would  ac- 
crue only  when  man  attains  OMNISCIENCE.  THEN — there 
being  nothing  more  to  learn  or  mentally  ACQUIRE — no 
further  possible  growth — essential  to  life,  man  would 
die — regretless,  painless  and  natural  as  the  falling  of 
leaves  in  autumn;  REQUIRING  HUNDREDS  OF  YEARS  OF 
BLISSFUL  UNITY — a  happy  and  vital  degree  of  DISCORD. 
Such  is  human  possibility,  and — as  NATURE  MAKES  NO 
MISTAKE,  will  be  the  destiny  of  mankind — as  the  ripened, 
harvest  and  finish  of  an  earthly  evolutionary  crop. 
Then,  again,  again  and  again,  eternally — EVERYWHERE. 
PERFECT  HARMONY  OR  QUIET  WOULD  BE  A  STATE  OF  ABSO- 
LUTE ZERO — the  extinction  of  actio-materia  or  COSMIC 
LIFE;  hence,  impossible — UNTHINKABLE  EVEN  LOCALLY. 

The  sole  chance  for  PERSONAL  FAVOR,  rests  wholly  in 
the  varying  difference  of  each  one 's  totality  of  LOCAL  en- 
vironmental influence — accruing  from  the  instant  of  con- 
ception to  the  time  or  incident  that  may  be  in  consider- 
ation, which  is  often  sufficiently  variant  and  powerful  to 
make  a  vast  difference  in  conditions,  methods,  personali- 
ties and  length  of  life — under  prevalent  conditions. 

Immediate  personal  experience  affects  SELF  vastly 
more  than  all  others  combined;  for  while  every  experi- 
ence is  at  once  fully  and  indelibly  recorded  and  entirely 
reflected  to  the  outer  world — effecting  all  others  with  a 
true  likeness  thereof  in  proportion  to  their  distance 
away — much  as  sound  decreases  as  the  distance  from  the 
center  of  action  increases;  yet,  by  far  the  greater  part 
of  it — radiating  personal  experience,  is  ever  "lost"  in 
space.  Were  it  not  for  the  decrease  as  distance  apart 
increase,  and  the  "loss"  in  space:  THE  COMBINED  WORLD- 
WIDE MENTAL  FORCE  WOULD  KILL  EVERY  PERSON  ON  EARTH 
IN  A  SECOND GRIND  THEM  TO  DUST. 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT         119 

And  yet,  while  immediate  personal  experience  af- 
fects SELF  vastly  more  than  all  others  combined — when 
reflected,  ALL  OTHERS  COMBINED — AGGREGATING  A  MUL- 
TIPLE COMPOUND  OP  OVER  1,600,000,000  influences — 
ceaselessly  at  work,  all  of  an  insidious  sub-conscious  na- 
ture, affects  EACH  SELF — on  an  average  for  weal  or  woe, 

MANY  TIMES  MORE  THAN  DOES  IMMEDIATE  OR  LOCAL  influ- 
ence. THE  LONG  LIVED  " FIRST  GENERATIONS" — SPOKEN 
OF  IN  THE  BIBLE,  WERE  LARGELY  EXEMPTED  FROM  SUCH. 

Now  try  and  think  of  THE  WORLD  OF  PEOPLE — each 
one  at  war  with  most  of  others  on  practically  every  line 
of  thought  and  coarser  action — religion,  politics,  busi- 
ness, family,  personal  fads,  worry,  distress,  disease,  etc. ; 
COMPETITIVE  STRIFE  of  the  most  vicious  character,  in 
every  conceivable  way — unto  world-wide  sanguinary 
war,  churning  our  environment  into  an  unthinkably 
mad  condition — WHAT  DO  YOU  THINK  THE  RESULT  MUST 
BE?  LENGTH  OF  LIFE  DECREASE  AS  PEOPLE  AND  DISCORD 
INCREASE. 

WHY,  were  it  not  for  the  great  improvement  in 
some  ways — such  as  sanitation,  quality  of  food,  increase 
of  general  enlightenment,  etc.,  the  deadly  force  would 
now-a-days  slay  most  people  in  the  cradle;  as,  indeed, 

IT  DOES  DIG  A  GRAVE  FOR  EVERY  PERSON  IN  YOUTH — COM- 
PARED WITH  THE  POSSIBLE  AVERAGE  LENGTH  OF  LIFE.  As 

to  this,  there  is  not  one  FACT  TO  DISPUTE.    And  too,  EVERY 

INIMICAL    INFLUENCE    COULD    BE    ENTIRELY    AND    QUICKLY 

CORRECTED — were  it  promptly  and  earnestly  undertaken 
along  the  line  suggested  by  this  work — THE  ONLY  POS- 
SIBLE WAY. 

There  is  not  the  slightest  doubt  but  what  every 
pulse  throb  of  world-wide  mankind  is  instantly  em- 
bodied in  each  person's  RECORD  OF  HUMAN  EVENTS  FOR 
LIFE  OR  DEATH,  thus  maintaining  a  reasonably  close  gen- 
eral equilibrium — when  taking  into  account  the  average 
length  of  life  and  variance  of  local  environments.  The 


120  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

difference  of  personal  experience  in  times  of  due  har- 
mony, would  cause  only  a  fractional  variation  when 
compared  with  the  greatly  extended  average  length  of 
human  life;  practically  none  when  proportionately  com- 
pared with  the  great  difference  in  variations  of  today. 

The  basic  process  is  the  effecting  of  IONISTIC 
EQUILIBRIUM — the  units  of  objective  nature,  per  the 
connecting  medium  of  their  mother  element;  but  as  in 
the  final  they  constitute  "all"  objectivity,  COSMOS — 
harmonious  world,  is  thus  eternally  regulated — 

EQUILIBRIALLY. 

We  are  constantly  blessed  by  this  at  once  very 
simple  and  wonderful  basic  phenomena.  LIGHT  AND 
HEAT  is  caused  by  the  seething  IONS  beating  THE  ETHER 
— in  which  they  are  ever  snugly  submerged,  into 
LUMINIFEROUS — light,  and  ACTINIC — heat,  rays;  which 
come  to  us  from  the  SUN  in  about  eight  and  one-third 
minutes.  It  takes  the  nearest  other  star  about  four 
years  to  send  us  a  message,  and  others  many  hundred 
folds  of  that  time ;  but  they  never  cease  to  come  just  the 
same:  PHASES  OP  COSMIC  TELEPATHY — CEASELESS  INTER- 
CHANGE OF  CONDITIONS. 

THE    HEAT    OR    MENTAL   VIBRATIONS    OF    A    PERSON    IS 

INTENSE,  we  can  distinctly  feel  them  when  close  to  one 
another;  which  is  caused  precisely  the  same  as  in  the 
sun  and  stars.  The  constituent  IONS  of  our  seething 
body — beating  upon  the  permeating  ether,  ever  send 
their  reciprocal  message  to  the  outside  world — even 
unto  the  sun  and  stars,  and  ESPECIALLY  TO  EACH  OF  THEIR 
OWN  KIN.  Don 't  you  believe  it  f  Well,  whether  you  do 
or  not  it  is  literally  true  just  the  same ;  and  there  is  never 
a  slight  in  this  CEASELESS  AND  HONEST  NATURAL  SOCIABIL- 
ITY OF  HUMAN  BEINGS — SNOBBERY  BEING  CONFINED  SOLELY 
TO  IGNORANCE — WHICH  ISN'T  EVEN  SKIN  DEEP,  EXCEPT  IN 

THE  CHURCH — WHERE  IT  SEEMS  TO  BE  DYED  IN  "THE 
SOUL"  THAT  DON'T  EXIST.  REMEMBER  THAT  RADIATING 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT         121 
HEAT    OF    OUR   BODY    IS    MENTAL    WAVES,    and    that    "THE 

AURA"  is  the  large  near-by  WAVES  OR  VIBRATIONS. 

Of  course,  were  the  gauntlet  of  facts  involved — of 
which  there  are  literally  no  limit,  recorded  by  volumes, 
still  many — who  know  practically  nothing  of  the  subject 
—though  they  may  be  publicly  teaching  it,  would  pick 
up  a  point  here  and  there — precisely  of  the  same  prin- 
ciple, that  is  not  specifically  dealt  with,  and  point  it  out 
as  "THE  DEFECTIVE  LINK";  which  is  the  case  in  regard 
to  all  such  problems  and  people. 

No  subject  has  been  more  abused  than  TELEPATHY 
— mainly  by  teachers  who  claim  to  know  all  about  it. 
They  generally  have  all  sorts  of  THEORIES,  but  practically 
no  facts.  They  tell  us — often  for  a  snug  fee,  that  TELE- 
PATHY may  be  sent  direct  from  one  person  to  another — 
independent  of  all  the  rest,  and  that  it  RETAINS  ITS  FULL 
FORCE  REGARDLESS  OF  DISTANCE;  that — "when  in-tune  or 
rapport,"  people  may  and  often  do  consciously  TELE- 
PATHICALLY  CONVERSE;  even  very  accurately  diagnose 
and  treat  disease — regardless  of  distance,  of  which  they 
otherwise  know  nothing,  etc.,  solely  by  their  "SPIRITUAL 
GIFT  OF  TELEPATHY" — often  disguised  as  INTUITION,  of 
which  duplicity  there  is  no  limit. 

Some  cults  and  many  people  teach  and  practice 

REVENGE   AND   EXECRATION   UNTO   EXECUTION — they   hope, 

by  means  of  what  is  called  "MALICIOUS  ANIMAL  MAG- 
NETISM," ETC. — telepathically  administered:  It  is  said 
that  Mrs.  Stetson  of  New  York  worked  the  game  on 
"Mother-Eddy"  and  got  ex-communicated  for  it — ? 

Of  course  all  such  is  mere  "moon-shine" — of  hazy 
night.  Telepathic  force — in  the  sense  of  "MIND  TRANS- 
FERENCE," always  decreases  in  potency  as  the  distance 
increases,  precisely  at  the  same  ratio  as  does  light  and 
heat — its  sister  phenomena;  exactly  in  principle  as  does 
gravity;  or  like  sound  and  water  waves:  Just  as  does 
electric  vibrations. 


122  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Near-by  people — especially  children — mainly  from 
the  mentality  of  parents — when  close  or  within  their 
"AURA,"  often  being  CONSCIOUSLY  affected ;  those  at  a  dis- 
tance being  affected  less,  less  and  less  as  they  are  farther 
away.  Yet,  none  are  ever  slighted  and  no  favoritism 
shown:  The  phenomena  is  illustrated  by  "WEIGHT" 
under  CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY. 

PERSONAL  TREATMENT,  therefore — independent  of 
others,  is  nonsense — except  that  some  generous  "guy" 
often  pays  the  bill — in  dollars,  while  all  the  rest  get  a 
dose  just  the  same.  The  only  difference  is,  if  "the  guy" 
knows  that  a  certain  "psychic  pill"  is  coming  and 
SORELY  wants  it,  he  will  do  the  job  himself,  that  is — 
manufacture  or  IMAGE  and  "swallow  his  own  pill" 
that  is  seldom  sent  except  in  way  of  dun-bill;  which, 
however,  is  generally  paid  with  praise  of  "psyche-doc" 

— FOR    A    CURE    EFFECTED   ENTIRELY    BY    SELF.        In    Other 

words,  "the  DISTANT  patient  BELIEVES  they  are  being 
CURINGLY  treated;  thus,  constructively  think  or  IMAGE 
himself  or  herself  WELL,  is  always  the  case  if  effected  at 
all — as  by  "presto-change"  they  often  are.  For,  not 
only — "as  a  man  thinketh  at  heart  so  is  he" — is  a  nat- 
ural law,  but  ' '  distance  lends  enchantment ' '  for  the  req- 
uisite CURATIVE  FAITH:  HEALING  SELF  BY  ASSUMING 
AND  MAINTAINING  A  "HEALTHFUL"  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  AT- 
TITUDE :  LIVING  ONE 'S  EARNEST  DESIRE. 

Some  will  say  that  TELEPATHY  has  practically  noth- 
ing to  do  with  such  and  many  other  cases  of  "HEALING"  ; 
that  they  are  properly  classed  under  the  caption  of  SUG- 
GESTION. Yet,  is  not  SUGGESTION  an  influence  from  THE 
DISTANCE — to  which  the  recipient  CONFORMS,  merely  a 
name  for  another  section  of  the  same  general  phe- 
nomena ? 

However — in  the  last  analysis,  does  or  can  anyone 
CURE  SELF?  If  they  can,  then  FREE  WILL  is  true.  So, 
let's  see. 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT         123 

Does  a  child  at  time  of  birth  know  how  to  cure  itself 
— if  sick,  or  about  anything  else?  Don't  they  have  to 
learn  by  experiencing  INFLUENCES  FROM  WITHOUT  ?  Why, 
even  early  nursing  is  accurately  traced  to  chemical  af- 
finity— as  is  ever  the  case  with  hunger  or  inclination  to 
eat ;  which,  however,  is  a  phase  of  mentality — so  we  must 
go  still  further.  But  alas,  are  not  the  constituent  parts 
of  a  child  or  grown  person  entirely  assembled  from  EN- 
VIRONMENT ? 

Hence,  it  is  self-evident  that  every  whit  of  our 
PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  being  is  not  only  a  product  of,  but  at 
all  times  subject  to  the  WITHOUT — even  REASON  being 
nothing  but  the  reflex  of  COMPOUND  EXPERIENCE.  And  to 
entirely  cut  off  environment  would  almost  instantly  kill 
any  person.  So  that,  SELF  is  of  SELF  absolutely  help- 


It  is  literally  a  fact  that,  WE  CAN  LEARN  OF  OTHERS 

BUT  NOT  OF  SELF ;  hence,  MUST  LEARN  HOW  TO  CURE  SELF 

— if  accomplished  at  all,  of  ENVIRONMENT.  Which — 
alas,  is  the  one  all-encompassing  problem  as  yet  unsolved 
by  any  or  all — though  ever  singly  and  variously  studied ; 
resulting  solely  in  now  having  merely  thousands  and 
thousands  of  THEORIES.  Every  person  having  learned  a 
different  lesson,  has  A  THEORY  of  doctoring  or  healing — 
call  it  what  you  like,  cherished  as  THEIR  OWN;  which — 
though  entirely  acquired,  we  are  each  ever  changing  in 
compound  by  addition  and  inter-changing. 

The  fact  is,  even  if  one  knows  "THE  SECRET''  of  how 
to  live  A  PERFECT  LIFE,  it  could  not  be  alone  accom- 
plished ;  for  we  have  seen  that  Nature  insists  on  a  reason- 
ably close  world-wide  equilibrium;  that  "none  may  live 
or  die  by  self  alone,"  but  "one  for  all  and  all  for  one" ; 
that  none  may  enjoy  a  full  portion  of  pleasure  and  life, 
until  ALL  DO.  And  too,  whine  and  squirm  as  we  may — 

NATURE  WILL  BE  DONE. 

The  reader  may  now  begin  to  realize  that  if  one 


134  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

desires  to  live,  the  basic  duty  is  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in 
perfecting  environment — mainly  fellow  beings,  the 
source  of  individual  life ;  for  exactly  in  proportion  as  we 
are  helpful  to  others,  are  any  GOOD  TO  SELF.  Hence,  The 
Goldless  Rule — IT  is  TO  THE  WELFARE  OF  SELF,  TO  TREAT 

ATJ;    OTHERS    WITH    HEALTHFUL    CARE,    should    not    Only 

quickly  become  a  world-wide  basic  TRUISM,  but  as 
broadly  exemplified.  Which  would  be  the  result,  if  duly 
taught  and  corresponding  opportunity  afforded  to  live 
accordingly — FOR  ALL  CRAVE  HEALTHFUL  LIFE  MORE 

ABUNDANT. 

This  is  very  simple,  yet — TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH  is 
The  Panacea,  and  there  is  no  other.  These  FOUR  WORDS 
completely  and  inerrantly  point  out  the  sole  process  by 
which  every  person  may  quickly  learn  and  do  that  which 
no  one  to  date  ever  has  or  can  alone  learn  and  do ;  that  is 

— ALL  AT  ONCE  LEARN  BY  LIVING  A  COMPLETE  LIFE :     Then, 

Man  Would  Have  and  Do  What  is  Best  for  Him — LIFE. 
We  have  seen  that  the  entire  human  race  has  ever 
been  trying,  but  has  failed  to  learn  HOW  TO  CURE  DISEASE 
— there  now  being  millions  of  THEORIES,  and  it  is  certain 
that  should  the  present  system  of  study  be  extended  a 
million  years  longer,  it  could  not  be  learned;  because 

THE  PROPER  PROCESS  IS  TO — PREVENT  DISEASE — HAVE  NONE 

TO  CURE:  DOCTOR-LESS.  Sickness  is  a  degree  of  death — 
a  coupon  from  life. 

Teach  every  person  the  desirability  and  how  to  keep 
well — affording  them  due  opportunity  to  live  it,  and 
none  would  get  sick — THE  PLEASURE  OF  LIFE  would  pre- 
vent it. 

In  harmony  with  teachings  and  practice  in  general, 
PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  CONDITION  or  the  problem  of  health,  is 
now  pinched  to  a  consideration  of  SELF — from  the  belief 
of  being  INDEPENDENT;  except  that  many  have  learned 
to  keep  out  of  the  same  room  occupied  by  some  phases 
of  sickness.  Born  of  SAVING  ONE  SOUL  AT  A  TIME — the 
•uicidal  doctrine. 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT         125 

No  one  now-a-days  pays  any  serious  attention  to  the 
sick  and  much  other  generally  injurious  distress  of  their 
neighbors;  much  less  of  THE  WORLD  OF  FELLOW  BEINGS, 
ALL  IN  A  GRIEVOUS  STATE.  Each  believe  themselves  ex- 
empted, though  at  all  times  THEY — each  without  an  ex- 
ception, are  sick  as  a  result  thereof  unto  the  brink  of  a 
grave;  for  'tis  now  impossible  to  find  a  completely 
healthy  person  on  earth. 

The  "physical  giant"  will  deny  this,  yet  his  puny 
wife  is  frequently  left  a  widow;  the  same  is  true  of 
"mental  giants,"  for  health  is  spelled — PSYCHO- 
PHYSICAL  EQUILIBRIUM,  and  born  of  A  WORLD-WIDE  HAR- 
MONIOUS ENVIRONMENT — as  yet  unknown.  A  completely 
healthy  person  is  precisely  what  most  people  worship  as 
GOD;  as  indeed,  SUCH  A  MIGHTY  BEING  would  be  consid- 
ered by  most  of  his  fellows,  could  one  be  found — AS, 

VERILY,  WOULD  BE  THE  FACT. 

When  THE  FINAL  ERA  gets  in  full  swing,  THERE  WILL 
NOT  BE  A  DOCTOR  ON  EARTH;  for  each  will  be  taught 

NOTHING   ELSE   BUT   HOW    TO    MAINTAIN   PERFECT    GROWTH 

UNTO  MATURITY — when  man  will  die  from  COMPLETED 
instead  of  DEPLETED  strength. 

"A  GREAT  DREAM  THIS,"  which — were  it  found  in 
The  Bible,  would  be  dubbed  PROPHESY.  It  is  neither, 
however,  but  merely  perfectly  logical  deduction  FROM 

KNOWN   RELATIVE   FACTS — INEVITABLE.       The   Bible — llOW- 

ever,  tells  us  that  Death  is  the  last  enemy  that  will  be 
overcome.  And  yet,  many  will  fearfully  shy  at  the  "no- 
doctor"  idea  and  affairs;  ignoring  the  fact  that  every 
person  would  then  not  only  be  a  far  superior  "doctor" 
to  any  now  alive,  but  vitally  interested  in  keeping  their 
fellows  in  PERFECT  CONDITION — with  SELF-CONSIDERATION 
as  an  ample  fee  and  guarantee  of  rendering  faithful 
service — in  the  very  rare  "accidental"  cases.  Scarcely 
a  tooth  could  become  impaired,  but  those  that  might, 
would  be  immediately  repaired — BY  GOLD-LESS  DENTISTS. 


126  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Supplanting  the  universal  disease  of  lucre,  with  a  uni- 
form wealth  of  health. 

Yes,  indeed,  when  duly  scrutinized,  we  find  that 
TELEPATHY — feeling  and  reflecting  the  distant,  is  naught 
but  a  trunk  study  of  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT — as  related  to 
the  HUMAN  BEING;  which  means  ITS  ENTIRETY — for  man 
is  a  microcosm  or  minute  universe — limited  solely  to 
the  complete  range  of  cosmic  processes.  Not  a  fact  can 
be  produced  that  in  the  final  contradicts  this,  and  every 
human  seed  is  potentially  capable  thereof;  though  up 
to  date  each  have  been  greatly  shorn  of  victory  by  vary- 
ing degrees  of  DISCORD,  the  slayer  of  youth.  But  man 
is  a  conqueror  and  will  yet  overcome  his  enemy,  pre- 
cisely as  The  Bible  predicts:  Which  records  of  several 
early  generations  as  having  lived  an  average  of  near  900 
years. 

Many  will  declare  this  is  not  true;  at  least,  for 
instance,  that  pre-historic  man  could  not  have  accom- 
plished the  like:  Yet,  generally  they  are  the  ones  who 
point  out  The  Bible  as  ' '  the  greatest  work ' ' ;  WHICH  is 
A  FACT — though  much  of  it  was  written  by  PRE-HISTORIC 
MAN.  Verily!  The  Bible — when  understood,  is  won- 
derful ! !  Now  DREADFUL  ! ! ! 

It  is  generally  believed  that  we  have  "FIVE  SENSES," 
while  of  fact  there  is  but  ONE — FEELING  OR  REFLEX 
ACTION,  which  fully  accounts  for  every  psycho-physical 
function.  Were  the  SPECIFIC  SENSES  ENUMERATED — see- 
ing, hearing,  smelling,  tasting  or  FEELING,  would  have  to 
be  extended  to  each  of  the  MILLIONS  of  peripheral  cells ; 
for  each  one  has  its  distinctive  work  to  do — which  none 
other  can  perform.  Yet,  each  cell  does  its  bit  in  sensing, 
associating  and  reflecting  its  distinctive  portion  of  the 
outside  world — directly  and  indirectly — near  and  re- 
mote: SUCH  BEING  OUR  AMPLE  TOOLS:  Each  person  hav- 
ing precisely  attuned  receiving  and  sending  "CELLS": 
The  coarser  SENSES  being  adapted  to  recording  local 
influences. 


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We  now-a-days  hear  some  one  say  practically  every 
hour — "WHAT  DIFFERENCE  DOES  IT  MAKE  WHAT  OTHERS 
THINK " — on  any  subject;  just  as  though  merely  the 
thinking  of  people — regardless  of  nature  or  number,  is 
of  no  consequence  to  one-another ;  though  each  are  con- 
tinually bombarded  by  an  intricately  complex  com- 
pound of  way  over  1,600,000,000  "  thinks  "—every  one  a 
bulls-eye  shot  for  weal  or  woe,  with  the  latter  now  being 
a  "sure-thing"  100  to  1  bet  winner. 

They  say,  "THINK  WHAT  YOU  PLEASE — RIGHT  OR 
WRONG,  IT  DON'T  HURT  ME,"  ETC.  Such — practically 
without  limit,  indifferent  TOLERANCE  of  our  most  deadly 
foe,  is  born  of  the  DOGMAS — "FREEDOM  OF  CONSCIENCE," 
"FREE  WILL,"  "LIBERTY,"  "FREE-MORAL-AGENCY,"  "THE 
RIGHT  OF  PERSONAL  OPINION,"  "FREE  SPEECH,"  "INDE- 
PENDENCE," ETC. — the  coterie  of  basic  doctrinal  edicts 
of  death.  And  yet,  note  the  "  consistency  " 

The  Church  declares  for  "FREE-MORAL-AGENCY" 
with  one  breath,  and  with  the  next  sends  all  those  to 
eternal  hell  who  do  not  kneel  in  humble  obedience  to  its 
DOGMAS. 

The  State  "guarantees"  LIBERTY  AND  FREEDOM  OF 
CONSCIENCE  with  one  breath,  and  with  the  next  sends 
"many"  of  its  "FREEMEN"  to  prison  who  break  any  of 
its  millions  of  conflicting  laws — A  FEW  BEING  ABOVE  CODE 

BUT  NOT  NATURAL  MODE. 

We  declare  for  THE  RIGHT  OF  PERSONAL  OPINION, 
FREE  SPEECH,  TOLERANCE,  ETC.,  with  one  breath,  and 
"blow  the  light  out"  of  all  those  we  can,  for  trying  to 
do  so  the  next. 

These  are  all-at-once,  phases  of  TELEPATHY — feeling 
and  conforming  to  the  distant — IGNORANCE — INSANITY, 
SUICIDE  AND  MURDER — are  they  not?  Wrangle,  strife 
and  war  one  minute,  DEATH  THE  NEXT — continually  con- 
stitute our  troublesome  coming,  painful  short  stay  and 
dreadful  going — does  it  not? 


128  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Yea !  Verily ! !  Were  it  not  that  MAN — the  climax 
of  Nature's  handiwork,  is  both  fearfully,  wonderfully 
and  toughly  constructed — capable  of  living  indefinitely 
if  well  treated,  HE  COULD  NOT  STAND  THE  PRESENT  CON- 
DITIONS AN  HOUR;  AND  WILL  NOT  TOLERATE  IT  A  MINUTE 
WHEN  HE  AWAKES  FROM  HIS  HIDEOUS  NIGHTMARE — WILL 
HE? 

In  the  meantime,  however — as  ever  in  the  past,  THE 

GODLY    PEOPLE   will    Continue   tO    CONDEMN,    TORTURE   AND 

MURDER  any  and  all  of  those  who  have  partially  awak- 
ened and  attempt  to  arouse  the  rest :  DOING  RIGHT  NOW 

BEING  THE   MOST  PAINFUL  AND  DANGEROUS  WORK  KNOWN 

TO  MAN — isn't  it?  And  is  not  such  even  grimly  feeling 
and  conforming  to  environment? 

Now  do  you  understand  that  man  is  somewhat  sub- 
ject to  FEELING  THE  DISTANT — near  and  remote,  and 

CONFORMS  THERETO? 

Do  you  realize  that  each  person  PSYCHO-PHYSICALLY, 
most  accurately  conforms  to  all  they  read  or  in  any  way 
SEE,  HEAR,  TASTE,  SMELL,  ETC.,  that  is  indelibly  FEEL — 
regardless  of  their  opinion  of  it ;  that  this  is  proven  by 
their  ever  accurate  MEMORY — mainly  sub-conscious, 
thereof;  THAT  SOLELY  THIS  DIVERSE  INFLUENCE  is  WHAT 

ACCOUNTS     FOR     THE     VASTLY     VARYING     PERSONALITIES — 

every  iota  of  difference  between  people  from  the  instant 
of  conception  to  the  incident  of  DEATH  ;  that  HEREDITY— 
in  the  sense  of  transmitting  peculiarities  with  the  seed, 
is  A  FAKE;  that  these  "SPECIAL  FEATURES"  are  trans- 
mitted solely  by  HEREDITY  OF  ENVIRONMENT  instead ;  that 
the  seed  is  ever  perfect — CAPABLE  OF  DEVELOPING  INTO  A 

PERFECT  BEING IF  THE  ENVIRONMENTS  ARE  PERFECT  ;  that 

the  seed  has  solely  and  entirely  to  do  with  maintaining 
the  species,  and  that  environment  has  solely  and  entirely 

tO  do  with  MOULDING  PERSONALITIES — FOR  WEAL  OR  WOE? 

That  SPECIES  ARE  CREATED  SOLELY  BY  CROSS-BREEDING IN 

THE   FINAL   ALSO   AN   ENVIRONMENTAL   EFFECT?      That    all 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT    129 

teachings  to  the  contrary  is  born  solely  of  ignorance; 
that  Nature  never  has  varying  processes  for  specific 
doing  ? 

Now  do  you  understand  the  OMNIPOTENT  POWER  and 
corresponding  importance  of  correctly  understanding 
TELEPATHY — feeling  and  conforming  to  ENVIRONMENT? 
That,  if  we  don't  utilize  it  for  CONSTRUCTION,  it  will 
effect  our  DESTRUCTION?  And  that  THE  PARTING  OF  THE 
WAYS  is  precisely  indicated  and  explained  by  INTELLI- 
GENCE— the  way  of  LIFE;  and  IGNORANCE — the  way  of 
DEATH — individually  regulated  by  THE  RACE  and  vice 
versa?  THAT  BASIC  HARMONY  SPELLS  FULLNESS  OF  LIFE 

—THOUGH  THE  PEOPLE  HAVE  GREATLY  INCREASED. 

It  would  seem  that  we  have  now  examined  suffi- 
cient of  salient  points  to  convince  any  person  that  man 
is  a  product  and  creature  of  environment.  That  while 
he  is  a  Natural  Machine  transcending  the  power  of 
words  to  describe,  he  is  nevertheless,  AS  FREE-WILL-LESS 

AND  DEPENDENT  ON  THE  ELEMENTS  AS  A  TREE;  AND  TO 
WHICH  MUST  BE  ADDED  THE  ALL-IMPORTANT  FEATURE  OF 

HUMAN  INTERDEPENDENCE:  A  more  pronounced  and 
easy  to  see  INTERDEPENDENCE  OF  KINSHIP  than  can  be 
found  elsewhere  in  Nature.  And  too,  this  is  precisely  as 
it  should  be ;  FOR  MAN  HAS  THE  POWER  OF  CONFORMING — 

BY  UNDERSTANDING,  KNOWLEDGE  THEREOF  BEING  THE  IM- 
PELLING FORCE — UNTO  LIFE,  AND  VICE  VERSA:  Hence, 

"Ye  shall  know  the  truth  and  the  truth  shall  make  you 
free" — FROM  UNTIMELY  DEATH,  thus  "overcome  THE 
enemy" — BY  THE  REACTION  OF  UNDERSTANDING. 

Man 's  craving  for  life  fully  accounts  for  the  vitality 
and  popularity  of  The  Bible — even  as  fantastically  inter- 
preted. To  live  is  the  very  acorn  of  Self-Satisfaction: 

And — A  FULL  PORTION  OF  PLEASURE  AND  LIFE  IS  NOT  ONLY 
THE  TREE  AND  FRUIT,  BUT  THE  ACME  AND  COMPLETION  OF 
OUR  CRAVINGS — A  RESULT  THAT  MAY  ACCRUE  SOLELY  BY 
UNDERSTANDING;  WHICH  IN  TURN  MEANS  BECOMING — A 


180  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

MICROCOSM  OB  MINUTE  UNIVERSE:  Thus,  man  may  live 
an  eternity — A  FLAWLESS  CIRCLE — From  "Mother  to 
Mother"  Ether.  Merely  a  psycho-physical  growth  unto 
maturity — THE  INEVITABLE  RACIAL  DESTINY. 

Just  so  long  as  people  believe  they  are  FREE  AND 
INDEPENDENT  of  one-another  and  afforded  an  oppor- 
tunity to  at  least  seemingly  promote  their  personal 
PLEASURE  AND  LIFE,  even  at  a  loss  in  kind  to  their  fellows, 
they  will  unwittingly  do  so  to  the  limit  of  their  power ; 
verily  unto  UNIVERSAL  MURDER  AND  SUICIDE.  But  would 
as  earnestly  do  the  reverse,  WERE  INTERDEPENDENCE 

FULLY  UNDERSTOOD — INFINITE   SELFISHNESS   EXACTS   IT. 

•INTERDEPENDENCE  IS  TRUE— OR— CAUSE 
AND  EFFECT  IS  FALSE.* 

"It  is  easier  for  heaven  and  earth  to  pass,  than  one 
tittle  of  the  law  to  fail." 

A  Universal  Knowledge  of  This  Could  Not  Be 
Valued  With  Dollars. 

LIGHT  THE  BEACONS  OF  WELCOME  TO 

THE     FINAL     ERA     OF     UNIVERSAL 
BROTHERHOOD 

BY  DISTRIBUTING  THIS  WORK. 


JUST  THINK  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  SCIEN- 
TIFICALLY PROBABLE  FACTS: 

"And  Methuselah  lived  a  hundred  eighty  and  seven 
years,  and  begat  Lamech;  and  Methuselah  lived  after 
he  begat  Lamech  seven  hundred  eighty  and  two  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters;  and  all  the  days  of 
Methuselah  were  NINE  HUNDRED  SIXTY  AND  NINE  YEARS; 
and  he  died."— Gen.  5—25  to  28. 

This  was  doubtless  in  the  age  when  there  were  FEW 
people  on  earth,  and  so  even  if  local  environment  were 
not  HARMONIOUS,  the  DEVITAL  influence  was  a  mere 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT         131 

bagatelle  when  compared  with  the  nearly  1,700,000,000 
continual  death  dealing  DISCORDANT  INTER-LINKED  BAT- 
TERIES OF  TODAY. 

Human  beings  now  live  an  average  of  less  than  35 
YEARS — much  the  same  the  world  over — an  ever  exact 
equilibrium  when  difference  of  personal  or  local  en- 
vironmental influences  are  taken  into  account. 

Children  are  now — ON  AN  AVERAGE,  left  entirely 
PARENTLESS  at  an  age  of  less  than  15  YEARS — long  before 
they  should  have  been  born. 

Man  is  about  the  only  creature  that  ON  AN  AVERAGE 
fails  to  live  unto  physical  maturity  of  its  offsprings, 
which — in  the  instance  of  Methuselah  was  187  years, 
and  yet  he  lived  unto  the  5th  generation — if  each  of  his 
progeny  begat  at  the  same  age. 

The  first  10  generations  lived  an  average  of  85iy2 
years :  The  second  10,  over  317  years :  NOW  less  than  35. 
SOMETHING  is  WRONG — WHAT  is  IT? 


ALL  PUS  MUST  BE  AT  ONCE  SLOUGHED  OFF 
Just  so  long  as  it  is  widely  believed  that  DOLLARS  OR 
INDIVIDUALS  may  be  "King,"  the  WAR  for  supremacy 
will  continue  to  grow  in  lowly  cunning  and  savagery — 
the  basic  impulse  of  INFINITE  SELFISHNESS  exacts  it.  But 
when  it  is  uniformly  understood  that  naught  other  than 
FULLY  HAPPY  LIFE  is  worth  while;  yet  which  none  can 
enjoy  till  all  others  do,  will  dollars,  power  and  strife 
lose  their  charm,  and  NO  ONE  BE  LESS  THAN  A  TRUE  AND 
DUE  LORD  OF  NATURE — also  per  dictum  of  the  supreme 

guide — SELF-SATISFACTION. 

Individuals,  Religions,  Politics,  Business,  Capital 
and  Labor  and  Nations,  may  persevere  in  the  wrangle 
and  fighting  till  every  person  is  reduced  to^a  hopeless 
idiotic  runt — as  they  are  fast  becoming:  Yet,  the  war 
must  continue  so  long  as  INDIVIDUALISM  is  in  the  slightest 


133  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

recognized  by  any  great  number  as  being  a  fact.  While, 
soon  as  THE  TRUTH  OF  INEVITABLE  INTERDEPENDENCE  is 
uniformly  understood,  man  will  at  once  start  and  rapidly 
advance  on  his  glorious  journey  of  PEACE  AND  FULLNESS 
OF  LIFE. 

Hence,  THE  SAVING  POWER  does  not  at  all  adhere  in 
— "Give  us  more  work  and  the  full  product  thereof "; 
nor  in — "Master  and  Slave";  nor  in — "Capitalistic 
Democracy";  nor  in — "A  Concert  Prowess  of  Bully 
Nations";  nor  in — "The  Christian  Doctrine  of  Saving 
One  Soul  at  a  Time";  nor  in  anything  but — A  UNIFORM 

TEACHING  THAT  MANKIND  IS  INTERDEPENDENT,  AND  THAT 
SOLELY  BY  HARMONY  MAY  ANY  HUMAN  BEING  LIVE  A 
FULLY  HAPPY  LONG  LIFE — THE  ACME  OF  INCENTIVE  TO  ANY 
INTELLIGENT  PERSON. 

Hence,  vital  wisdom  emphatically  demands  that 
every  person,  party,  sect,  and  nation  shall  at  once  and 
forever  stop  their  brutish  competition,  and  unite  in 

TEACHING  MAN  THE  TRUTH  OF  FREE-WILL-LESS  HUMANE 
CO-OPERATIVE  DEPENDENCE. 

In  still  other  words:  Comparatively  speaking — 
"WAR  has  slain  its  billions,  but  SOCIAL  AND  BUSINESS 
STRIFE  have  each  slain  their  TENS  of  billions ! ' '  And  that 
none  of  which  can  cease  their  heartless  slaughter,  until 
CLASS-CONSCIOUS  RESPONSIBILITY  OR  BLAME,  and  the  pos- 
sibility of  PERSONAL  EXALTATION  at  the  expense  of  others 
— from  between  individuals  to  that  of  international 
clash  at  arms,  is  CORRECTLY  REALIZED  BY  ALL  as  no  less 
than  UNIVERSAL  SUICIDE  IN  YOUTH — the  fruit  solely  of 
corresponding  world-wide  vicious  IGNORANCE  OF  THE 
PLAIN  FACTS  INVOLVED.  Teach  this  Truth,  and  man  will 
at  last  harvest  his  FULL  DESIRE  :  ALL. 

SUICIDAL  vs.  SURVIVAL 

We  will  clearly  and  exactly  illustrate  both,  of  how 
— by  a  process  of  IGNORANCE  we  are  committing  race  sui- 


TELEPATHY  OR  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT          133 

cide,  and  by  INTELLIGENCE  we  may  insure  fullness  of 
life  to  all  concerned;  each — self-evidently,  per  influence 
of  the  unescapable  NATURAL  LAW  OP  SELFISHNESS. 

We  will  imagine,  for  instance,  that  two  people  are 
stranded  on  a  desolate  island  in  mid-ocean,  hopelessly 
lost  to  balance  of  the  world — where  the  conditions  of 
life  are  as  follows: 

FIRST:  We  will  say  that  each  fully  believes — con- 
trary to  fact,  that  one  could  make  out  were  the  other  not 
there,  but  that  both  could  not  survive.  Would  not  SELF- 
ISHNESS  impel  either  of  them — especially  if  trained  in 
INDIVIDUALISM,  to  slay  the  other  soon  as  necessary  and 
opportunity  was  afforded — even  if  they  had  ever  been 
truest  of  friends  ? 

SECOND:  That  these  same  two  had  ever  been  the 
bitterest  of  enemies,  but  finding  themselves  stranded  to- 
gether on  an  island  where  two  could  survive  but  one 
could  not;  yet  if  either  were  harmed  or  should  die,  the 
other  must  at  once  suffer  likewise.  Now  would  not  this 
knowledge  of  INTERDEPENDENCE  cause  each  to  protect 
the  other  just  as  earnestly  as  SELF,  and  WHY? 

Is  not  THE  EARTH  actually  that  island  and  humanity 
those  two  people?  Think  it  over! — if  necessary. 


DID  YOU  DULY  NOTICE  the  appalling  world- 
wide "home"  death  rate  during  the  war,  and  that  the 
scourge  of  "FLU" — in  this  instance,  followed  imme- 
diately after — as  is  always  the  case  with  epidemics  dur- 
ing and  after  great  conflicts;  even  including  the  Eski- 
mos, Bushmen,  Hottentots,  etc. — who  could  have  other- 
wise known  little  or  nothing  of  the  vicious  affair?  IS 
HUMANITY  INTERDEPENDENT? 

THIRTY-FIVE  YEARS  OF  MISERY  OR  ONE 
THOUSAND  YEARS  OF  HAPPINESS,  TELLS  THE 
TALE. 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE 
OF  EVOLUTION 

POLITICIANS,  STATESMEN,  PUBLIC,  ETC. 

A    WIDE   PRO    AND    CON   ILLUSTRATIVE    DISCUSSION    OF    THE 

PROBLEM — SOME    VAGUELY    STATED — NECESSITATING 

THOUGHT,  CONCISE  AND  PRECISE 

CHAPTER  IX — 16  PAGES 

It  is  now  generally  taught  and  believed  that  THE 
CAPACITY  OP  MAN  is  FINITE.  So  that  when  compared 
with  "GOD — THE  INFINITE,"  he  is  merely  "a  wriggling 
and  wrangling  worm  of  the  dust."  We  shall  quite 
clearly  see,  however,  it  is  easily  proven  that  EVERY  NOR- 
MAL PERSON — regardless  of  time,  race,  place  or  station 

IS  POTENTIALLY  ENDOWED  WITH  AN  INFINITE  MENTAL 
CAPACITY. 

Lower  tribes  of  animals — THE  FINITES,  compare 
with  MAN — THE  INFINITE,  in  degree  of  function,  about 
as  the  lower  ganglions  of  our  nervous  system  do,  to  their 
dominant  factor  THE  BRAIN.  Evolutionarily  considered, 
the  subordinate  families  constitute  the  minor  organs,  and 
HUMANITY — when  perfected,  an  accurate  recapitulation 
or  MATURE  FRUIT  OF  THE  TREE  OF  LIFE;  that  any  normal 
person  may — basically,  easily  learn  ALL. 

For  instance :    ANY  PERSON  MAY  KNOW  THE  PROCESS 

AND  RANGE  OF  NATURAL  CHANGE — EVERYWHERE  IN  PRIN- 
CIPLE THE  SAME,  CONCISELY  EXPLAINED  AS  FOLLOWS  :  ONLY 

CONCLUSIONS  BEING  HERE  GIVEN — but  are  fully  proven  in 
my  larger  or  MYSTERY-LESS  work:  Ample  for  a  clear 
understanding,  however,  being  herein  illustrated. 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION  135 

THE  ETHER  or  all-embracing  prime  substance,  is  an 
ABSOLUTE  HOMOGENEITY  OR  SOLID — in  the  sense  of  being 
particleless  and  poreless:  Which — owing  to  inherent 
ACTION — energy,  spirit,  mind  or  LIFE;  movement  of  in- 
numerable large  and  small  bodies,  etc.,  is  constantly  in 
uneven  pressure,  commotion  or  STRAIN;  thereby  pro- 
ducing— MAINLY  IN  SUNS,  an  endless  quantity  of  infin- 
itesimally  small  whirling  vortices — OF  ITSELF,  called 
IONS — the  units  of  the  organic  kingdom.  Which  in  turn 
progressively  unite — per  influence  of  affinity,  into 
ATOMS,  then  MOLECULES  and  the  wonderfully  more  com- 
plex objective  superstructure — ever  composed  of  ETHER 
bound  into  X-IONS,  Y-ATOMS,  Z-MOLECULES,  till  finally 
after  an  extremely  long  time  and  line  of  intricate  but 
definite  cross-breed  compounding  of  relative  things  or 
beings,  the  climax  of  growth  is  reached  in  THE  NEURO- 

CHEMICAL  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  HUMAN  ORGANISM — lim- 
ited in  capacity  only  by  completely  sensing  and  reflect- 
ing EVERY  COSMIC  FUNCTION:  That  is — EMBODY  OMNIS- 
CIENCE IN  SELF.  Thus  MAN  is  quite  properly,  axiomat- 
ically  dubbed  "the  climax  of  Nature's  handiwork,'*  "a 
microcosm — minute  universe,  etc." — AT  ONCE  infinite  in 
simplicity,  complexity  and  capacity. 

In  other  words,  periodical  EVOLUTION  OR  GROWTH  OF 
A  COSMIC  CROP — the  range  of  changed  manifestation,  may 
properly  be  said  to  start  from  ABSOLUTE  SIM- 
PLICITY—the  infinitely  extended  HOMOGENEOUS 
mother  element,  AND  ENDS  WITH  THE  INFINITELY 
COMPLEX  HETEROGENEOUS  REFLEX  ACTING 
ORGANISM  OF  PERFECTED  MAN— each  being 
fully  encompassed  by  the  other  and  unextendable. 
NOTE — SPECIALLY,  that  the  range  is  from  ABSOLUTE  TO 
INFINITY — both  final :  From  ABSOLUTELY  SIMPLE  TO  THE 

INFINITELY  COMPLEX. 

Hence,  Nature's  eternal  play  of  internal  change  or 
GROWTH  AND  DECAY,  is  self -evidently  confined  to  "cycles" 


136  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

or  "planes"  of  FROM  THE  ETHER  TO  MATURED  MANKIND 
AND  RETURN — which  it  indefinitely  repeats.  The  SUPER- 
BEINGS  elsewhere  in  "The"  Universe,  ever  varying  in 
appearance  and  modes  of  doing,  per  strict  obedience — 
mainly,  to  the  dictates  of  THEIR  DIFFERENT  LOCAL  EN- 
VIRONMENTS. 

We  have  thus  taken  a  quick  but  quite  comprehen- 
sive peep  at  UNIVERSALITY,  merely  as  a  starter  to  illus- 
trate that  any  normal  brain  can  easily  grasp  the  entire 
ways  and  means  of  Nature — even  unto  "KNOW  THY- 
SELF" TO  BE  IT. 

We  will  now  take  a  peek  at  what  THE  BRAIN  OF  MAN 
HAS  DONE  AND  is  DOING — even  surmise  of  its  coming 
events,  JUST  TO  SEE  WHAT  WE  MIGHT  BE  IF  WE  WOULD 

AND  WILL  BE  THOUGH  WE  WOULD  NOT — for  evolution  asks 

no  one's  consent. 

Just  for  instance:  As  extensively  illustrated  by  IN- 
DIVIDUALLY prepared  Histories  of  Science,  Encyclo- 
pedias, Dictionaries,  History,  Imagination,  etc.,  encom- 
passing every  realm  of  REALITY  and  FICTION — unto 

VISIONS   OF   HEAVENS,    HELLS,    ANGELS,    IMPS   AND    SUCH— 

precisely  the  same  as  in  DREAMS — of  which  all  the  like 
are  largely  born ;  yet — as  we  have  just  seen,  many  indi- 
vidual brains  HAVE  and  any  normal  brain  can  easily 
encompass  the  entire  range.  That  is — any  normal  per- 
son MAY  as  many  have,  mentally  accomplish  a  complete 
recapitulation  of  not  only  the  combined  PSYCHO- 
PHYSICAL  doings  of  the  race  for  all  time — as  known,  but 
then  sweep  on  into  imagination  WITHOUT  LIMIT  and 
never  strain  a  nerve,  for  his  possible  capacity  hasn't 
even  been  scratched. 

He  travels  in  space  and  time  without  limit  and 
would  reach  the  end  of  both — regardless  of  how  remote 
— IF  THERE  WAS  ANY.  He  does  or  may  understand  every 
throb  of  from  the  smallest  to  the  largest — even  unto 
"that"  which  is  neither  large  or  small  yet  encompasses 


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both,  beginningless,  endless,  shapeless,  gainless,  lossless, 
weightless  and  DEATHLESS — COSMOS. 

Well,  we  have  already  mentioned  just  a  little  of 
ONE  MAN'S  capacity,  got  him  going  some — though  as  yet 
scarcely  started  on  the  journey  he  can  and  must  finish. 

We  also  find  that  he  even  does  or  may  EMBODY  every 
other  animal,  insect,  tree,  shrub,  thing — and  their  every 
function.  FOB  HE  EITHER  DOES  OR  MAY  UNDERSTAND, 

that  is — IMAGINE  OR  CONSTRUCT  IN  SELF— REMEMBER  AND 
EXPLAIN,  EVERY  FEATURE  OF  THE  WHOLE  BUNCH ;  then  of 

as  much  more — ALL  SORTS  OF  FICTION,  SPIRITS,  DEVILS. 
GODS,  etc.,  that  don't  exist.  Indeed,  "MAN  is  A  WHALE" 
— both  of  fact  and  jest — though  there  are  a  few  who 
haven't  as  yet  found  it  out. 

Some  tell  us,  for  instance,  that  MAN'S  EYE  is  IN- 
FERIOR TO  THOSE  OF  A  CAT,  because  they  can  see  both 
night  and  day;  that  an  eagle  can  see  a  squirrel  on  the 
earth  from  their  flight  when  five  miles  above — far  out- 
doing that  faculty  of  man,  etc.  Yet  the  fact  is — though 
man  be  entombed  in  the  blackest  cavern  of  earth,  he  may 
not  only  see  the  cat  playing  with  its  mouse  o 'night,  but 
leap  on  beyond  the  eagle  to  the  distant  starts — seeing 
their  " chicks";  then  dissect  the  eye  of  cat  and  eagle 
unto  weighing  every  atom  and  understanding  their  func- 
tion. Such,  however,  is  still  belittling  even  a  fractional 
part  of  any  HUMAN  BEING'S  POSSIBLE  INFINITE  SIGHT. 

However,  lest  some  may  still  surmise  that  "the 
writer"  is  not  yet  quite  omniscient — as  many  will  cor- 
rectly protest,  he  will  anyhow  venture  to  add,  that — IF 

ANYONE  WILL  EXPLAIN  TO  HIM  SOMETHING  THEY  DON'T 
KNOW  AND  HE  CAN'T  KNOW — THEN  HE  WILL  DO  THE  SUI- 
CIDE ACT  AT  ONCE ;  AND  YET  HE  DOESN  *T  FEEL  IN  SERIOUS 
DANGER,  FOR  THE  TRIFLING  REASON, — WHATEVER  COULD  BE 
EVEN  THOUGHT  OF — MUCH  LESS  EXPLAINED,  THEY  KNOW 
OR  COULD  UNDERSTAND — AS  MAY  ANY  ONE  ELSE — BE  IT 
TRUE  OR  FALSE.  HOW  CAN  ONE  TELL  THAT  WHICH  THEY 


188  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

DON'T  KNOW?    CAN  A  PERSON  KNOW  AND  NOT  KNOW  OP 
SOMETHING  AT  THE  SAME  TIME — PART  OR  ALL,  AS  IT  MAY 

BE? 

COME  NOW — YOU  KNOW  NOTHING,  TELL  us  SOME- 
THING YOU  DON  'T  KNOW  :  TRY  IT  !  For  instance :  I  don 't 
know  how  many  stars  there  are — both  explains  what  I 
do  and — if  there  is  a  definite  number,  might  know :  Or, 
"I  know  there  is  a  God" — implies  that  man  may  know 
the  fact  involved. 

Those  who  believe  that  some  peoples'  knowledge— 
in  any  respect,  is  above  any  other  normal  person's  un- 
derstanding— with  a  little  study,  has  another  "belief 
a-coming";  for  the  adage — "what  one  person  has  done 
another  can  do,"  is  universal — were  all  normal — as  they 
may  be.  The  hardest  of  all  for  one  person  to  understand 
of  another  is,  THEIR  COMPLICATED  IGNORANT  WHIMS— of 
which  there  is  no  limit ;  but  they  are  finally  quite  prop- 
erly understood  and  "taken  with  a  dose  of  salts."  The 
easiest  to  understand — when  occasionally  found,  is  THE 
TRUTH — none  being  beyond  the  capacity  of  any  normal 
ten  year  old  child;  and  too — as  'tis  always  natural  and 
good,  THEY  LIKE  IT,  while  the  "rough  stuff"  makes  them 
sick.  This — there  now  being  so  much  "rough  stuff" 
and  so  little  TRUTH,  precisely  accounts  for  EVERYBODY 
being  sick  and  claimed  by  the  grave  before  even  A  TENTH 
of  possible  life  has  been  lived. 

Indeed,  CONSTRUCTIVE  VITAL  TRUTH  is  such  a  scarce 
and  curious  commodity  now-a-days,  that  it  is  generally 
scoffed  at  when  encountered;  which  accounts  for  your 
"smile"  at  the  above  ALL-ENCOMPASSING  AND  IMPORTANT 
ABSOLUTE  TRUTH  in  regard  to  the  possible  longevity  of 
man — proven  by  perfect  logic  from  combined  relative 
facts,  which  is  proof  equal  to  its  having  been  done.  Yea, 
verily !  While  practically  no  one  seems  to  know  it,  it  is 
never-the-less  a  literal  CONSTRUCTIVE  TRUTH,  that — this 
is  the  age  of  climax  DEVHIZATION — vile  competition,  in- 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION  139 

stead  of  CIVILIZATION — virile  coordination,  and  will  some 
day  be  rightly  so  considered — A  GLORY-LESS  DISTINCTION. 
And  too — 'tis  easy  to  understand:  Even  that  such  cor- 
rectly spells  universal  premature  death. 

*Those  who  ENSLAVE  their  fellows  for  PROFIT, 
wouldn't  do  it — were  it  known  that  they  IN-GRAVE  them- 
selves as  a  FORFEIT.* 

The  foregoing  twenty  words — were  their  ALMIGHTY 
TRUTH  duly  realized,  are  more  powerful  for  GOOD,  than 
all  prisons  and  armies  are  for  BAD;  and  "that  is  going 

SOme" — THE  BRAIN  WINNING  THE  GAME. 

Primarily  the  brain  just  grows,  and  were  it  kept 
void  of  "telling"  experience,  would  soon  reach  maturity 
and  die.  Such,  however,  is  impossible,  and  with  the 
slightest  of  image  building  influence  will  deductively 
construct  a  universe  for  itself  to  precisely  conform  there- 
to— large,  small,  true  or  false.  EVERY  PERSON  HAS  A 
UNIVERSE — all  there  is  to  them,  which  indicates  that  he 
will  finally  fully  understand  the  process  of  COSMOS. 

Were  a  healthy  child  reared  at  the  bottom  of  a  light- 
less  well  and  learned  solely  in  basic  FACTS — he  would 

COMPLETELY  AND  PERFECTLY  IMAGE  THE  MODES  OF  COS- 
MOS; BUT  WERE  THE  PREMISE  DEFECTIVE,  HIS  MENTAL 

WORLD  MUST  PRECISELY  CORRESPOND.  While  the  deduct- 
ive  power  is  unlimited,  it  is  always  guided  by  logically 

SELECTING  THE  GREATEST  PLEASURE — SELF-AGGRANDIZE- 
MENT, FROM  THE  STORE  HOUSE  OF  RELATIVE  EXPERIENCE — 
WHETHER  FOR  WEAL  OR  FOR  WOE:  EDUCATION — NOT  IN- 
HERENT KNOWLEDGE,  EVER  BEING  THE  INHERENT  PILOT; 

PERFECT  LOGIC — often  from  shifting  basis,  EVER  ITS 
PROCESS.  "Illogical"  reason  is  caused  by  the  here  and 
there  injection  of  tilting  or  distorting  wedges  of  relative 
experience. 

This  experience  is  wonderfully  varied  and  now 
mainly  erroneous — precisely  indicated  by  the  endless 


140  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

clash,  of  personal  and  class  impulses — unto  occasional 
world-war  and  ceaseless  social  upheaval. 

PUBLIC  OPINION  is  IRRESISTIBLE — the  maker  and 
breaker  of  Nations  galore,  as  of  people  by  the  billions  it 
scores — SOCIAL  INTERDICTION  BEING  DEFYLESS. 

From  this  we  catch  a  glimpse  of  both  combined  and 
chaotic  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  force  of  man,  FOR  GOOD  OR  EVIL 
TO  SELF — one  and  all. 

There  is  nothing  that  a  POLITICIAN  caters  to  more— 
as  his  guide,  than  PUBLIC  OPINION  ;  nor  anything  that  a 
STATESMAN  caters  to  less — except  to  guide  it.  Between 
which  there  is  more  difference  than  betwixt  an  Indian 
with  his  "ear  to  the  ground" — when  tracking  his  prey, 
and  a  scientist  with  his  mind  aflame — noting  the  melody 
of  cosmos. 

THERE  is  NOTHING  THE  PUBLIC  NEEDS  MORE  THAN  \ 
SCIENTIFIC  BASIC  GUIDE.  It  starts  nothing  but  rows  and 
never  stops  one.  If  a  reform  is  needed,  it's  the  last  to 
find  it  out  and  give  even  a  MAJORITY  consent.  It  has 
never  yet  agreed  on  any  subject.  On  a  score  of  opposing 
"platforms" — all  made  of  rotten  planks,  it  votes  nearly 
a  tie  the  same  day ;  which  has  been  see-sawing  and  hee- 
hawing  for  hundreds  of  years — without  any  improve- 
ment. It's  at  war  all  the  time  at  home  and  most  of  the 
time  abroad.  It 's  a  mob  one  minute  and  a  slob  the  next. 
It  crushes  every  truth  and  boosts  every  ruse.  The 
minority  is  generally  nearest  right,  and  its  wisdom 
grows  toward  the  tail  until  we  find  individuals  the  in- 
ventors, discoverers,  reformers  and  doers,  whom  the 
public  either  crush  or  is  slow  to  follow.  Its  business  is 
to  take  every  pill  ground  from  the  mill  and  pay  every 
bill.  It  is  suspicious  of  every  thinker,  whose  love  it 
knows  is  only  pity.  It  is  pulling  at  all  times  toward 
every  point  of  the  compass — the  heart  being  a  zero 
vacuum.  It  is  led  by  God,  Devil,  spooks,  preachers, 
cranks,  grafters  and  saloon  keepers ;  and  FOLLOWED  ONLY 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION  141 

BY  POLITICIANS — which  would  snap  the  chain-lightning 
snake  at  every  link.  Verily !  ' '  0  my  people,  they  which 
lead  thee  cause  thee  to  err. ' ' — Isaiah  3 ;  12. 

While  the  foregoing  "is  no  lie,"  yet  were  it  not 
explained  would  convey  a  wrong  impression. 

The  public  is  composed  of  individuals,  each 
earnestly  doing  what  their  vastly  diverse  catch-as-catch- 
can  experience  leads  them  to  believe  is  RIGHT  IN  THE 

FIERCE  COMPETITIVE  BATTLE  FOR  LIFE,  WHERE  "EACH  ARE 
NOW  FOR  SELF  AND  THE  DEVIL  FOR  THE  REST. ' '  PERSONAL 
SALVATION  IS  THE  KEYNOTE  AT  CHURCH,  HOME,  SOCIETY, 

BUSINESS,  COMMUNITY  AND  STATE.  The  primal  necessity 
is  to  "get  the  money,"  then  "honor"  if  possible;  finally 
— after  having  UNWITTINGLY  "RAISED  HELL,"  PIOUSLY 

SEEK  GLORY  IN  HEAVEN  "WAY  OVER  THERE" — TO  AVOID 

EVERLASTING  AGONY  ;  every  step  being  not  only  erroneous 
but  promotive  of  universal  strife,  misery  and  early 
death :  Oh  No,  The  Public  Don't  Need  a  Guide. 

The  belief  has  grown  to  a  venerable  truistic  proverb 
that — "EVERY  QUESTION  HAS  TWO  SIDES" — multiplied  by 
thousands,  and  that  "EVERY  PERSON  HAS  A  RIGHT  TO 
THEIR  OWN  OPINION" — in  the  wrangle  by  hundreds  of 
millions;  that  "EACH  MUST  WORK  OUT  THEIR  OWN  RE- 
DEMPTION"— IN  A  WORLD  OF  FIERCE  COMPETITION.  YET, 
TRUE  HISTORY  WILL  SOME  DAY  RECORD  THE  FACT  THAT 
EVERY  HUMAN  BEING  HAS  FACED  THE  OVERWHELMING  FOE 
WITH  CREDIBLE  COURAGE  AND  ALL  THEIR  MIGHT;  EACH 
USING  EVERY  GRAIN  OF  THEIR  DAMPENED  POWDER  OF  EX- 
PERIENCE, IN  DEFENCE  OF  THEIR  BIRTHRIGHT  TO  LIVE  AS 
TERRESTRIAL  GODS  THAT  THEY  ARE  :  SUICIDAL  EFFORTS  TO 
LIVE. 

There  never  has  been  and  cannot  be  a  human 
slacker — Nature  admits  of  no  drones,  for  every  factor 
of  the  flawless  cosmic  machine  must  precisely  fill  its 
niche  and  do  their  part  in  the  eternally  changing  dance 

Of  life :  NO  DERELICTS — WHETHER  FOR  GROWTH  OR  DECAY 
OF  SELF. 


Ua  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

Man  isn't  to  blame,  for  he  ever  faithfully  reflects 
solely  the  compound  of  experience.  He  now  simply  be- 
lieves, that  is — perfectly  reacts  to  the  "bull-con"  of 
FREEDOM;  now  being  veritably  ENSLAVED  TO  THE  VILE 

DOGMA  OF  LIBERTY,  PERSONAL  SALVATION,  RIGHT  TO  ONE'S 

OWN  OPINION,  ETC. — in  seeming  defiance  of  Universal 
Cause  and  Effect,  Interdependence,  etc. — being  con- 
sciously ignorant  thereof. 

He  sincerely  responds  to  the  prevalent  assertion 
that  there  are  two  sides  to  RIGHT — with  its  full  chest  and 
face  ever  to  the  light  all  aglow  with  life:  As  he  does, 
that  there  are  two  sides  to  WRONG — with  its  hollow  chest 
and  face  ever  in  the  dark  hovering  o'er  the  grave.  Can 
an  idea  or  act  be  both  right  and  wrong — when  it  must 
be  one  or  the  other?  Can  one — when  the  balance  is 
struck,  be  growing  and  decaying  at  the  same  time  1  Can 
one  have  "FREE  SPEECH"  when  every  utterance  is  im- 
pelled and  guided  by  education?  Don't  we  disagree  be- 
cause of  our  different  understanding,  and  are  not 
variant  ideas  born  of  corresponding  diverse  learning? 
Can  one  effect  their  own  "salvation"  with  solely  the 
tools  of  compound  experience — now-a-days  leading 
mainly  to  "damnation?"  Has  one  the  right  to  personal 
opinion — regardless  of  quality,  which  is  entirely  "bor- 
rowed" and  instantly  divided  with  all  others — UNLESS 
IT  BE  GOOD?  Indeed — AS  ONE  CAN  LEARN  OF  OTHERS  BUT 
NOT  OF  SELF — reason  being  merely  the  confluent  reflex  of 
one's  relative  experience,  is  there  any  PERSONAL  opinion? 

Finally;  even,  can  these  PERSONAL  CESS-POOLS — 
cherished  as  "MY  OPINION" — ever  forced  on  all  others, 
be  fundamentally  desirable ;  or  other  than  THE  TRUTH  OF 

ERROR — INSANITY  AND  SUICIDAL? 

TRY  TO  REASON  OUT  THE  FOLLOWING  ALL-IMPORTANT, 
DISCONNECTED  AND  VAGUELY  PUT  QUESTIONS  :  ANYONE  CAN 
CORRECTLY  DO  SO — BY  THINKING  UNBIASEDLY. 

Can  a  person  affect  TRUTH?    Doesn't  TRUTH  affect 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION  143 

a  person?  Can  a  person  affect  ERROR?  Doesn't  ERROR 
affect  a  person?  Then  isn't  ERROR  TRUTH?  So — in  the 
final  analysis — cosmically  considered,  is  there  any 
ERROR?  Doesn't  Cause  and  Effect  rule  supreme — in- 
cluding every  act  of  man?  Yet — desiring  to  live,  isn't 
that  which  is  conducive  of  our  death — ERROR?  And 
would  not  any  psycho-physical  action — promotive  of  our 
life,  be  TRUTH — TO  us  ? 

So,  as  man — same  as  does  every  other  thing  or  be- 
ing, makes  a  fight  against  all  else  to  maintain  SELF — 
isn't  that  impulse  rightly  called  SELFISHNESS?  Isn't  in- 
telligence or  life  the  greatest  PLEASURE,  and,  therefore, 
The  Law — The  Greatest  Eelatiye  Pleasure  is  Selective 
of  Every  Act,  PRECISELY  CORRECT?  While  it  generally 
SATISFIES  best  to  live,  yet  to  many — for  varying  grim 
reasons,  it's  a  GREATER  PLEASURE  to  die,  hence,  SUICIDE; 
even  by  now  seeking  mainly  of  IGNORANT  PLEASURE, 
don't  nearly  all  unwittingly  SUICIDE  by  degrees?  And 

yet — AS  NONE  BUT  THE  INSANE  EVER  SUICIDE,  ISN'T  IGNO- 
RANCE AND  INSANITY  THE  SAME?  Doesn't  The  Natural 
Law,  however,  plainly  and  completely  cover  both  SANITY 
— intelligent  pleasure  promotive  of  life,  and  INSANITY — 
ignorant  pleasure  conducive  of  death?  Now  then,  AS 

THE  GREATEST  RELATIVE  PLEASURE  SELECTED  FROM  EACH 
ONE'S  STOREHOUSE  OF  EXPERIENCE — GATHERED  FROM  THE 
INSTANT  OF  CONCEPTION  TO  THE  INCIDENT  OF  ACTION,  IS 
MERELY  AN  ACCURATE  REFLEX  OR  IMPULSE  THEREOF  ;  IS  it 

not  of  almighty  importance  TO  INTERDEPENDENT  HUMAN- 
ITY as  to  what  INDIVIDUAL  experience  consists — THE 

MEDIUM    OF   EVERY   THOUGHT   OR   ACT?      This    being    Self- 

evidently  the  case — is  FREE  WILL  A  FACT?  Are  not  our 
lives  for  weal  or  woe  interlinked? 

DO  YOU  REALIZE  THAT  YOU  ARE  READING  OF  THE  LIFE 
AND  DEATH  WARRANTS  THAT  ARE  BEING  CONTINUALLY 
SERVED  ON  YOU?  TRULY,  THAT  YOU  NEVER  HAVE  AND 

NOR   DUE  EXECU- 


144  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

TION?  THAT  THEY  FULLY  ACCOUNT  FOB  YOUR  EVERY 
PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  ACTION  AND  CONDITION,  REGARDLESS  OF 
WHIM — ALSO  BORN  THEREOF? 

Furthermore,  don't  you  know  that  you  are  now 
being  summoned  mainly  to  the  grave,  and  that  all  such 
could  be  quickly  changed  for  a  uniform  life  and  pleasure 
extension  policy?  And  that  all  this  depends  on  your 
— combinedly  speaking,  understanding  of  the  need? 
That  you  will  inerrantly  do  accordingly — action  ever 
being  the  index  of  sanction  or  rejection — automatically 
expressing  ONE'S  DEGREE  OF  LIGHT? 

We  have  seen  that  the  politician  has  his  ear  to  the 
ground  noting  your  rumble  and  grumble  to  follow,  and 
it 's  through  the  medium  of  him — THE  NATIONAL  GOVERN- 
MENT, that  a  uniformly  correct  understanding  may  be 
quickly  effected;  hence,  BEWARE  OF  MERE  " INDIAN" 

HUNTERS — OF  VOTES. 

The  Public — taker  of  the  pills  and  payer  of  the 
bills,  can  have  no  other  desire  than  to  do  what  is  right, 
and  always  does  the  best  it  knows.  But  instead  of  hav- 
ing a  trustworthy  standard  guide,  it  is  misled  by  all  sorts 
of  corrupt  pilots;  whom  it  now  reflects  as  in  the  fore- 
going grotesque  word-picture,  drawn  in  the  spirit  of 
KINDLY  TRUTH  ;  which — though  seemingly  much  belated, 
is  a  friendly  and  timely  warning. 

This  work  explains  the  throb  of  nature,  near  as  the 
Writer  can  depict  with  words — regardless  of  person, 
sect,  custom  or  condition.  No  person,  clique  or  sect  can 
rightly  be  blamed  or  praised,  yet  each  person  must  gain 
or  lose  by  what  takes  place — no  matter  as  to  when  or 
where. 

WHEN  ATJ,  is  KNOWN,  HOWEVER,  THERE  WILL  BE 
NOTHING  TO  REGRET  OR  FORGIVE,  FOR  ALL  IS  PERFECT  NA- 
TURE ;  WHAT  HAS  BEEN  IS  THE  BASIS  OF  WHAT  IS  POSSIBLE. 
BLAME  NO  PERSON  BUT  SHIELD  NO  WRONG,  MAKING  THE 
BEST  OF  THE  WORST  IS  RIGHT  AND  WOULD  QUICKLY  GIVE 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION  145 

MAN  HIS  DUE.  To  LOSE  CONFIDENCE  IN  ONE  PERSON  IS  TO 
DISCREDIT  THE  RACE  AND  OUR  COSMIC  SOURCE — BELITTLING 

OF  ALMIGHTY'S  CLIMAX.  The  Truth  to  us  is — KNOWL- 
EDGE OF  HOW  TO  LIVE,  Teach  man  such  is  real  salvation. 

World  wide  reform  unto  perfection — WITH  SELF  AS 
THE  DEMIGOD,  has  been  the  dream  and  effort  of  millions 
—even  of  all  to  the  extent  of  their  opportunity;  culmi- 
nating in  practically  endless  social  philosophies,  science, 
nations,  constitutions,  laws,  conquerors,  religions, 
saviors  and  gods  of  every  hue,  compound,  shape  and 
dimension — OF  ERROR,  that  the  dream  of  brain  can  de- 
pict: Yet,  each  have  done  their  best — for  the  time- 
being. 

Each  have  had  their  bands  of  defenders  and  clans 
of  defamers,  battling  unto  slaying  each  other ;  nearly  all 
now  being  numbered  with  the  dead,  while  the  few 
survivors  are  fast  departing  to  add  failure  of  their  kind 
to  the  at  last  united  bands  and  clans  in  the  silent  land. 

Such  must  ever  be  the  prompt  fate  of  family  dis- 
cord, for  solely  the  harmony  of  home  is  the  elixir  of  duly 
happy  long  life — A  LOGICAL  PLEA  FOR  A  UNIFORM  CORRECT 
GUIDE:  Indeed!  "A  house  divided  against  itself  can- 
not stand. " 

Man  is  impelled  by  the  pleasure  of  truth  to  stem 
the  tide  of  miserable  error,  and  will  continue  his  march 
through  the  surges  of  fate,  till  he  closes  the  fountain  of 
death  and  opens  the  floodgate  of  life.  THERE  NEVER  WAS 

AND  CANNOT  BE  A  SLACKER  IN  THE  CAUSE  OF  RIGHT,  FOR 
IN  THE  FINAL  ALL  ARE  PROTESTERS  IN  THE  CURSE  OF 

WRONG EACH    DECLARING    SELF    CORRECT    AND    FIGHTING 

THEREFOR.  OF  ABSOLUTE  FACT — THOUGH  INTELLIGENCE 
IS  LOYAL  AND  IGNORANCE  A  TRAITOR,  THE  NATURAL  INTEN- 
TION OF  EVERY  PERSON  IS  FLAWLESSLY  CONSTRUCTIVE:  SO 

ALL  THAT'S  NEEDED  is  A  UNIFORM  PERFECT  GUIDE.  Give 
Man  Due  Light  and  He  Will  Do  Right  With  All  His 
Might. 


146  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

MAN  being  infinitely  selfish — with  a  happy  long  life 
as  a  basic  ideal,  always  does  the  best  he  can  with  the 
tools  of  experience — including  opportunity — his  only 
guide,  FOB  SELF — regardless  of  others.  So,  when  di- 
rected WRONG — the  way  of  death,  owing  to  INTERDEPEND- 
ENCE, all  are  correspondingly  effected.  While  were  each 
impelled  RIGHT — the  way  of  life,  both  SELF  AND  A  WORLD 
OF  COMPANIONS  would  reap  the  desired  crop.  This  is 
inexorable  and  universal;  and  if  duly  heeded — as  it 
should  be  without  delay,  WOULD  CORRECT  EVERY  EVIL— 
UNTO  PREVENTING  PREMATURE  DEATH.  These  Are  Al- 
mighty Truths. 

Others  are  regarded  by  each — as  it  were,  solely  as 
prominent  factors  in  way  of  playthings  or  benefits,  and 
inerrantly  treated  according  as  from  association  and 
circumstances  they  reflect  varying  degrees  of  pleasure 
on  SELF;  precisely  as  with  everything  else  under  THE 
LAW — The  Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of 
Every  Act — PERSONAL  EXPERIENCE  BEING  THE  STORE- 
HOUSE FROM  WHICH  THE  SELECTION  IS  MADE:  Hence, 

teach  man  the  fact  of  INTERDEPENDENCE  and  others  will 
be  protected. 

Every  person  is  as  obedient  to  these  laws — for  weal 
or  woe,  as  would  be  a  featherless  sparrow  to  the  savage 
currents,  gravity  and  its  own  feeble  efforts,  at  the  pit 
of  a  cyclone.  'Tis  indeed,  the  very  nucleus  of  science. 

When  this  is  duly  heeded,  RIGHT  will  come  to  stay 
and  all  WRONG  will  float  dead  in  its  wake  as  though  at 
once  struck  by  the  keel,  rudder  and  propeller  of  the 
cosmic  ship  of  life — BUT  NOT  BEFORE. 

The  failure  policy  has  ever  been  to  cater  to  PUBLIC 
WRONGS  instead  of  leading  the  public  to  cater  to  its  own 
RIGHTS.  Nothing  is  stronger  than  Public  Opinion, 
except  The  Truth,  the  Whole  Truth  and  Nothing  But 
The  Truth;  which  everybody  must  acknowledge  would 
be  a  policy  of  supreme  success  for  public  opinion,  and 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION  147 

gladly  unite  on  as  the  one  sure  means  of  ever  crushing 
all  IGNORANCE  that  ventured  near  its  broad  highway  of 
uniform  pleasure  and  life.  Thus  only  may  the  two 
strongest  forces  be  quickly  united  in  ONE  GRAND  FINAL 

ASCENT. 

Just  think  of  it — if  you  can,  that  the  one  and  only 
power  that  is  required  and  will  some  day  alone  consti- 
tute THE  GOVERNMENT  OP  MAN  is  now  entirely  left  out. 
Namely,  UNIFORM  DUE  TRAINING  IN  THE  PROPER  PROCESS 

OF  LIFE — HOW  TO  KEEP  WELL — HOW  TO  PREVENT  PREMA- 
TURE DEATH — OF  SELF:  Which  fully  includes — How  to 
Regain  Health.  Hence,  this  work  constitutes  THE  ACME 

OF  PREVENTIVE  THERAPEUTICS — THE   CORRECT   METHOD. 

Such  includes  every  phase  of  proper  government — 
rendering  THOU  SHALT  AND  THOU  SHALT  NOT,  and  the 
long  train  of  militant  enforcements  superfluous — for 
PERFECT  HEALTH  is  the  very  climax  of  every  person's 
desire — UNSURPASSABLE. 

Government  is  defective  precisely  to  the  degree  of 
its  failure  to  train  its  factors  in  the  all-inclusive  art  of 
HOW  TO  KEEP  WELL  ;  all  else  should  be  made  to  conform 
to  this  one  supreme  object.  For,  indeed,  "What  profit 
a  man,  if  he  gain  the  whole  world  and  lose  his  life?" 
And  too — in  order  to  be  a  complete  success,  as  pointed 
out  by  THE  LAW  OF  OUR  BEING — The  Greatest  Relative 
Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act ;  EACH  MINUTE  MUST 

BE  REAL  JOY,  BEAUTY  AND  GOOD — FINISHED  STYLE. 

This  doesn't  mean  that  everybody  will  then — in  the 
ANARCHISTIC  sense,  lawlessly  do  what  they  "bull-head- 
edly"  please;  for  there  will  be  A  SIMPLE  BUT  PERFECT 
NATURAL  LAW  ABIDING  SYSTEM  by  which  every  essential 
endeavor  will  be  inerrantly  directed,  and  every  person 
impelled  solely  by  due  intelligence,  healthful  energy, 
etc.,  to  be  pleased  with  doing  their  co-operative  part  of 
WHAT  is  RIGHT  FOR  SELF  AND  OTHERS  ;  to  fully  realize  and 
exemplify  the  fact  that  ALL  ARE  FOR  ONE  AND  ONE  FOR 


148  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

ALL  in  the  game  of  life;  that  a  perfect  sequence  and 
harmony  of  PRODUCTIVE  EXERCISE  is  necessary  to  the  en- 
joyment of  a  possible  mature  life  for  any. 

While  people  can  never  have  exactly  the  same 
experience,  and,  therefore,  always  have  a  wholesome 
variance  of  thought;  yet,  as  each  may  ever  be  taught 
precisely  THE  SAME  UNDERLAYING  PRINCIPLE — which  ever 
remains  unchanged,  they  may  thereby  always  be  in- 
duced to  think  PRINCIPALLY  in  perfect  harmony  on  UNI- 
FORMLY HAVING  AND  DOING  NO  MORE  OR  LESS  THAN  WHAT 

is  BEST  FOR  THEM — all  that's  needed. 

For  instance,  owing  to  " accidental' '  imperfect 
training,  some  may  occasionally  do  WRONG — that  which 
is  injurious  to  self  and  others;  yet  were  THE  FACT  duly 
understood  that  ALL  ACTIONS — good  or  bad,  are  the  direct 
reflex  of  one's  relative  personal  experience — THE  ALL-IN- 
CLUSIVE PRINCIPLE  INVOLVED,  the  enactors  of  wrong 
would  be  pitied  and — as  unfortunate  victims,  properly 
treated,  instead  of  narrow  condemnation  and  punish- 
ment ;  thus  removing  the  cause  of  serious  effect — at  once 
curing  and  preventing.  "Accidental"  means  Ignorance 
— for  Nature — broadly,  makes  no  mistake. 

Will  the  true  message  of  life  be  received  by  even  a 
partially  sane  people,  as  would  a  song  by  a  class  of 
deaf-mutes  in  the  dark?  Is  it  like  going  to  the  grave 
for  a  partner  to  dance?  Is  it  love's  labor  lost?  The 
writer  thinks  not :  For  while  it  strikes  and  stings  as  a 
cobra,  it  cures  its  own  bite — then  extends  the  life  awak- 
ened unto  the  goal  that  none  can  think  beyond.  And 
too,  did  it  do  a  whit  less,  it  should  and  would  be  deaf, 
dumb,  dead  and  unlovable  to  ALL — DEFECT  BEING  EXCUSE- 
LESS  AS  A  BASIC  GUIDE  AT  THIS  TIME — WHEN  EVERY  FACT 
ESSENTIAL  TO  COMPLETE  HAPPINESS  AND  LIFE  IS  KNOWN. 

THUS  WE   GLIMPSE — THE   RANGE,    POWER   AND   GLORY 

OF  NATURE'S  BEST. 


CAPACITY  OF  MAN:  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION  149 

Will  add  in  conclusion,  however — as  this  section  is 
primarily  intended  to  illustrate  the  capacity  of  human 
mentality,  that  the  reader  has  already  easily  understood 
a  great  range  of  the  heretofore  "  UNKNOWABLE  " 
problems ;  and  that  when  a  complete  reading  of  the  work 
is  finished,  the  entire  scope  of  so-called  occult  phases  of 
Nature — or  God  if  any  so  foolishly  insist,  will  have  been 
as  easily  grasped.  In  fact,  there  is  nothing  unknowable 
to  any  willing  person — with  reasonably  unbiased  study. 

NOT  AN  IOTA  THAT  CANNOT  BE  PROVED  BEYOND  A  POSSIBLE 
DOUBT — TO  ANY   NORMAL  BRAIN,   and  which  ALL   MUST  be 

required  to  clearly  grasp — as  'tis  possible  if  they  try. 

MAN      ALREADY      KNOWS      ALL,      HAPHAZARDLY      DIS- 
TRIBUTED.    ALL  THAT'S  NEEDED  is,  TO  COMPILE  AND  EN- 
DOW   EACH    WITH    BASIC    PRINCIPLE;    AND    PRESTO-CHANGE 
FROM    DISCORD   TO   HARMONY.       SALVATION   IS    COMPLETELY 
DEFINED     BY     THE     CONDITION     EXPRESSED     WITH 

ONE  WORD — HEALTH,  EVEN  UNTO  OMNISCIENCE. 


FREEDOM  FROM  LIBERTY 

IGNORANCE    OR    ERROR — MONOPOLY,    OPPRESSION,     STAGNA- 
TION, CLASS-CONSCIOUSNESS,  NEED,  VICE,  DISCORD, 
DISEASE    AND   PREMATURE   DEATH 

— THE — 

UNIFORM  EDUCATIONAL  IMPELLING  COMPLETE  HUMAN  LIFE 
PSYCHO — PHYSICAL — HEALTH 

LIBERTY  "W  falsely  acclaimed  as  W  FREEDOM 
NATURAL  ANARCHY  IS  IMPOSSIBLE 

— MAN'S  GRAVE  SLIP — 


WHO  IS  SANE  AND  HOW  MUCH? 


#MAN* BE  YOUR  OWN  JUDGE *LAW* 

CRIMINOLOGY 

First  read  the  statement  in  regard  to  this  division 
in  the  index. 


CHAPTER  X — 57  PAGES 

INSANITY  HAS  NEVER  BEEN  DEFINITELY  DEFINED,  BE- 
CAUSE ITS  LIMITATION — HERETOFORE,  WAS  UNKNOWN; 
BESIDES  THERE  HAS  BEEN  NO  STANDARD  FOR  RIGHT  AND 
WRONG  TO  JUDGE  BY:  THE  WILL  A  MYSTERY,  ETC. 

While  this  work  precisely  fits  and  solves  any  and 
every  vital  problem — AS  THE  TRUE  PANACEA  MUST,  yet 
there  is  no  other  subject  to  which  it  is  more  directly 
applicable  than  to  so-called  CRIMINALITY.  Each  word 
and  sentence  between  or  on  its  covers  has  a  specific  bear- 
ing thereon,  for  every  human  affair  has  an  intimate 
relation  to  RIGHT — the  highway  of  life,  and  WRONG — the 
sure-way  of  death;  respectively  championed  by  INTELLI- 
GENCE AND  IGNORANCE — each  in  turn  with  back  to  the 
other  and  leading  their  way  unto  sunrise  or  sunset  OF 

MAN. 

So,  it  would  be  superfluous  to  add  much  to  the  al- 
ready abundant  treatment  of  the  ever  at  once  hoary, 
youthful,  anguishing  and  perplexing  question — that  is 
bruising  the  skin  and  crushing  the  heart  of  our  being. 

There  are  a  few  scientific  sentiments,  however,  that 
should  be  raised  from  the  dead  and  given  eternal  life  in 
thought  and  deed  of  NATURE'S  BEST;  for,  as  no  human 
being  can  afford  to  wrong  their  fellows — nor  would  they 
WERE  THE  TRUTH  KNOWN,  no  effort  should  be  spared  to 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  151 

guide  them  aright.  Hence,  the  following  may  not  be 
amiss. 

First,  let's  each  look  into  the  mirror  a  while. 

Some  one,  some  time,  some  where,  some  how  re- 
corded the  at  once  right  and  wrong  and  catchy  ditty, 
that — "there  is  so  much  bad  in  the  best  of  us,  so  much 
good  in  the  worst  of  us,  that  it  behooves  each  of  us  to 
judge  not  the  rest  of  us. ' '  Which  is  laudable  sentiment 
but  deplorable  science,  for — THERE  is  NO  BAD  IN  ANY  OP 
us:  IT'S  JUST  YOUTHFUL  IGNORANCE,  that's  all.  The 

truth  is — WHEN  ALL  IS  KNOWN  THERE  WILL  BE  NOTHING 
TO  REGRET  OR  FORGIVE :  ALL  IS  PERFECT  NATURE  :  WHAT 

HAS  BEEN  is  THE  BASIS  OF  WHAT  is  POSSIBLE — United  and 
Perfected  Humanity. 

We  should  go  the  limit  when  moving  to  RIGHT — 
ever  pressing  the  collar,  but  when  stuck  in  WRONG — balk ! 
Smash  the  breeching  and  right  about  face :  Desert  fail- 
ure and  enlist  in  success:  DETHRONE  DOGMA  AND  EN- 
THRONE REASON  :  Stop !  THE  FALL  OF  DEATH,  AND  START  ! 

THE  BALL  OF  LIFE  ;  THEN  KEEP  IT  ROLLING EVER  ON  THE 

LEVEL — FOR  YOU  AND  ME. 

As  solely  "doing  others"  now  seems  practical,  the 
vital  bliss  of  doing  with  fellows  is  seldom  duly  enjoyed. 

PERSONAL  SALVATION  OR  DAMNATION  has  been  the 
curse  of  man.  Saviors  have  all  made  the  one  mighty 
mistake  of  trying  to  save  humanity  ONE  SOUL  AT  A  TIME. 
Christ  was.  the  basic  failure — teaching  that  SELF  ALONE 
may  reach  the  deathless  shore:  Which  is  generally  be- 
lieved by  the  motley  crew  of  the  leaky  craft  he  set  afloat, 
and  they  struggle  unto  the  death  of  all  for  the  only  life 
preserver  aboard ;  while  UNITED  EFFORT  WOULD  STOP  THE 
LEAK  AND  SAVE  THE  CREW  :  For  We  Inevitably  Are  Our 
Brother's  Keeper,  and  neither  prison  dungeons  nor 
moltent  hell — THE  RESULT  OF  THAT  DOCTRINE,  is  a  fit 
abode  for  any  one — though  crazed  thereby. 

Now  before  recording  a  few  warm  blanket  truths  in 


152  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

regard  TO  CRIMINALITY,  let's  lay  on  the  bed  a  couple  or 
so  of  clean  white  sheets  of  cold  facts  and  a  pillow  of 
down-life,  upon  which  to  rest  our  holy  bodies  and  heads 
— ABOUT  INSANITY,  while  discussing  the  cause  and  plight 
of  millions  of  our  bedless,  blanketless,  sheetless,  pillow- 
less,  cheerless,  friendless  and  hopeless  fellows.  May  be 
by  doing  so,  SELF  will  be  more  clearly  understood — AS  A 

BASIS  TO  MORE  JUSTLY  JUDGE  OP  THE  GOOD-RIDDANCE  TO 
THE  GOD-RIDDEN  :  FORSAKEN. 

Just  a  few  sleepless  thoughts  will  suffice  to  impel 
the  deadless  to  quickly  and  clearly  grasp  the  facts  in- 
volved; the  lifeless  being  mindless,  sightless,  shameless 
and  helpless. 

Of  course  it  is  difficult  to  readily  induce  many 
people  to  primarily  consider  SELF — except  as  reflected 
in  the  mirror  they  call  OTHERS — where  it  is  often  sav- 
agely CONDEMNED.  They  forget — as  we  have  elsewhere 
plainly  seen,  that  all  any  ever  see  is  WITHIN.  For  in- 
stance: How  could  this  book — concisely  dealing  with 
practically  every  phase  of  basic  vital  principle,  have  been 
written,  except  that  the  writer  first  potentially  acquired 
every  fact  and  idea  involved?  The  reader  will  do  well 
to  note  in  connection  herewith  that  one  of  the  prominent 
sentences  of  this  book  is — i  LEARNED  THIS  OF  YOU — HU- 
MANITY, THE  CLIMAX  OF  NATURE'S  HANDIWORK,  TO  WHOM 

IT  BELONGS.  Yet,  probably  this  might  properly  be  con- 
sidered by  far  the  most  "ORIGINAL"  work  of  the  class 
ever  produced ;  for  the  writer  is  not  only  nearly  void  of 
"  schooling, "  but  an  extremely  meager  reader — never 
having  read  a  standard  work  on  a  single  subject  involved 
— pageless  of  history;  seldom  even  slightly  perusing 
newspapers ;  not  a  book  or  pamphlet  being  at  hand — ex- 
cept an  academic  dictionary,  during  its  composition. 
Nor  are  the  few  quotations  known  to  be  correct  other 
than  in  inference — to  which  many  people  who  know  the 
facts  would  testify.  Every  whit  of  the  work  is  THE 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  153 

PRODUCT  OF  UNBIASED,  FLAWLESS  AND  TIRELESS  REASONING, 

from  a  comparatively  few  basic  facts.  Indeed,  THE  AL- 
MOST TOTAL  LACK  OF  SCHOOL  TRAINING — OR  A  MISLEADING 
GUIDE,  IS  THE  SECRET  OF  ITS — WHEN  COMBINED,  SIGNAL 

COMPLETENESS  AND  SUCCESS.  Even  alas,  the  principal 
difficulty  ahead  of  the  work  is,  that  it  far  transcends  the 
SPOILED  faculty  of  most  ' '  SCHOLARS  ' '  to  understand.  On 
an  average,  THE  UNTUTORED  NORMAL  PERSON  will  grasp 
its  potentially  complete  scope,  importance,  and  perfec- 
tion the  quickest.  Even  any  child — soon  as  they  under- 
stand the  meaning  of  words,  will  readily  comprehend  its 
ever  simple  and  perfectly  natural  process  and  inevitable 
conclusions :  CERTAINTY  OF  FINAL  SUCCESS. 

The  writer  even  has  prepared,  probably  the  only 
perfect  work — in  detail  of  principle,  on  PSYCHO-PHYSICS  ; 
yet,  does  not  know  the  name  of  a  bone  or  nerve ;  and  the 
same  is  true  in  regard  to  therapeutics.  Indeed,  the  com- 
plete work  covers  every  phase  of  Nature  from  THE  ETHER 
TO  PERFECTED  HUMANITY — inclusive,  without  a  missing 
or  defective  basic  link — MAINLY  PRINCIPLE,  SOME  DETAIL 

FOR  ILLUSTRATION. 

In  concluding  this  "spasm"  it  may  be  well  to  add 
that,  in  THE  FINAL  ERA  there  will  be  no  public  school; 
for  as  all  grown  people  will  have  acquired  COMPLETE 
FUNDAMENTAL  LORE,  children  will  learn  same  by  their 
ever  instructive  and  ennobling  association  with  older 
folks ;  practical  experience  while  physically  developing : 
Which  will  then  require  a  much  longer  time,  growth  now 
being  forced  to  maturity  by  withering  conditions — caus- 
ing corresponding  precocious  development  and  decline; 
as  is  often  exemplified  with  grass,  grain,  vegetables, 
trees,  stock  and  among  ourselves.  Puberty  will  not  at- 
tain— in  the  time  of  perfecting  humanity,  till  a  person 
is  at  least  seventy  years  old,  and  the  after  life  will  be  as 
long  in  proportion.  Yet — as  intellectual  instead  of 
carnal  impulses  would  constitute  the  supreme  pleasures, 


154  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

children  will  be  fewer  than  now — ever  regulated  to 
simply  replenish  the  fully  populated  earth.  And  "IN 

THE  DAY  OF  JUDGMENT" — DURING  THE  MILLENNIUM, 
WHICH  WILL  BE  FULLY  KNOWN  IN  ALL  DUE  TIME,  THERE 
WILL  BE  NO  CHILDREN — EXCEPT  ALL  WILL  HAVE  ATTAINED 
AND  REMAIN  IN  CHILDISH  BLISS — THE  HEADING  OR  RIPEN- 
ING STATE,  AS  WHEAT  IN  THE  MILK  OR  ACORN  DURING 
GROWTH,  TILL  THE  HOUR  OF  RACIAL  OMNISCIENCE — OUR 
DOOM. 

Even  such  was  learned  entirely  of  those  whom  the 
scribe  consulted  not,  but  now  sallies  to  reflectively  teach 
— as  is  the  province  of  every  one.  Thus  on  will  roll  the 
fadeless  scroll  unto  the  final  child  to  read  in  full,  of  the 
human  tree  he  is  the  ripened  fruit:  ALL  EMBODIED  IN 

SELF — MAN  BEING  THE  SOUL  OF  COSMOS. 

Such  is  the  prophesy  of  sanity — far  more  reliable 
than  history.  Visions  from  Real  Cause  to  Effect  bespeak 
of  fact. 

Yea,  Verily !  Life  can  duly  attain  only  by  first  cor- 
rectly sensing  the  future  from  the  dead  and  discarded 
past.  As  it  were,  we  must  first  build  "mansions  in  the 
sky,"  else  they  will  never  replace  the  hut.  Hence,  "let 
the  dead  bury  their  dead:"  That  is — avoid  defects  of 
the  past ;  ideal  the  future  void  of  repeating  has-beens. 

Many  serious  mistakes  have  been  made,  but  none 
worse  than  living  them  over  time  and  again — the  parent 
of  grave  digging  fear.  No  adage  is  more  fallacious  or 
deadly  than  that  "history  must  repeat  itself";  for  it 
never  has  and  cannot — except  as  memories  anchor  us  to 
sunken  derelicts  and  degradation.  Nature  can  repeat 
itself  only  in  principle — as  a  modern  dwelling  does  a 
wigwam  and  perfect  man  will  transcend  the  bushman ; 
and  in  which  it  sets  a  correct  example.  In  no  other  place 
does  Nature  look  back  except  per  medium  of  foolish 
man,  and  even  there  as  a  whole  it 's  on  the  forward  march 
— in  perfect  line  with  evolution. 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  155 

Ancestor  worship  has  been  the  most  rapacious  of 
pitfalls  for  man — the  principal  support  of  gods,  saviors, 
demons,  heavens,  hells,  angels,  saints,  heroes,  etc.  No 
person  alive  or  dead  of  history  or  fiction — sacred  or  pro- 
fane, is  a  fit  ideal  for  any  one. 

Should  Father  and  Mother  be  our  model  ?  Ask  any 
worthy  parent  whether  they  desire  their  children  to  be 
like  them  or  better,  and  see  what  they  say.  Which  of 
the  family  do  the  parents  admire  most — the  "  chips  of 
the  old  block  "-head,  or  the  blockless  chip?  The  proper 
way  to  honor  father  and  mother  is  to  live  an  example  of 
which  they  would  be  proud,  even  unto  emulation. 

Is  the  Christ  Ideal  exemplary?  The  Son  of  God's 
life  should  have  been  a  model — both  in  precept  and  ex- 
ample, if  any.  Of  course,  if  we  find  that  it  was  not,  we 
shan't  blame  him,  for  no  one  is  blamed  in  this  work — 
not  even  any  of  the  many  gods,  much  less  any  of  their 
still  more  numerous  saviors — wrong  alone  being  con- 
demned: So,  Christ  shall  be  no  exception.  Only,  it 
would  seem  that  if  the  example  was  not  perfect,  he  had 
better  remained  a  carpenter. 

Of  course,  we  will  most  respectfully  treat  him  with 
all  due  deference  to  the  exalted  title  of — The  Only  Be- 
gotten Son  of  God-Almighty,  and  not  be  severe :  Merely 
examine  as  to  the  general  example  and  RESULT — even 
"white-wash"  his  trial  much  as  reasonably  possible  at 
that. 

We  shall  not  question  The  Bible  biography  of  "The 
Savior;"  that  The  Almighty  was  His  Father;  that  His 
Mother  was  The  Blessed  Virgin  Mary ;  that  Christ — just 
like  all  saviors — except  Mohammed,  was  a  bastard.  That 
he  was  born  in  a  barn ;  sought  as  a  child  by  "the  powers 
that  be, "  to  be  slain ;  thus  driven  from  His  Native  land. 
That  about  thirty  years  of  His  history  is  a  blank.  Never 
married  and  left  no  progeny.  Associated  with  and  fol- 
lowed then  as  now,  almost  entirely  by  the  unlearned. 


156  THE   UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Taught  solely  in  unguessable  parables,  and  then  called 
the  people  dogs  and  swine  for  not  understanding  him. 
His  works  were  largely  that  of  miracles,  such  as  science 
declares  were  impossible  except  as  sleight-hand  tricks — 
delusions.  Hungered  for  forty  days,  tempted  by  the 
Devil.  Obliged  to  steal  and  eat  raw  corn,  purloined  an 
ass  for  his  steed,  and  had  no  place  to  lay  his  head. 
Prayed  in  agony  unto  sweating  blood  that  the  cup — of 
which  he  was  sent  to  drink,  might  pass  from  him.  Be- 
trayed by  a  disciple.  Crucified  by  a  mob  between  two 
thieves.  Miraculously  raised  from  the  dead.  Said  to 
have  been  in  constant  fear  while  doing  the  work — travel- 
ing from  one  hiding  place  to  another.  Didn't  leave  the 
slightest  written  message.  Denied  by  his  own  people — 
the  Jews,  as  being  The  Savior,  etc. 

Not  one  word  was  recorded  in  history  or  otherwise 
in  regard  to  Him — or  of  any  of  His  disciples,  within 
about  one  hundred  years  of  the  time  of  his  "  death  and 
ascension. ' ' 

Completely  proven  in  a  hundred  ways  as  never  hav- 
ing lived.  Yet  "The  Ideal" — mainly  from  being  mis- 
understood, has  been  the  greatest  failure  ever  known, 
except  to  pit  practically  every  man  and  woman  against 
their  brothers  and  sisters — burning  hundreds  of  thou- 
sands at  the  stake  in  His  name.  Created  thousands  of 
rival  sects  to  continually  fight  each  other — in  His  name. 
Caused  hundreds  of  bloody  wars,  both  sides  in  His  name. 
The  basis  of  more  falsehood  than  any  other  cause. 
Parted  Millions  of  husbands  and  wives ;  the  source  of  un- 
countable suicides  and  insane.  And  we  still  have  a 
Christian  Civilization  left  to  examine  as  to  its  sanity, 
insanity  and  brutality. 

We  might  add  that  it  is  GENERALLY  BELIEVED  that 
Christ  taught  Free  Will,  Self-denial,  Altruism,  hell, 
personal  salvation,  mysticism,  miracles,  war,  etc.,  etc. 
But  what's  the  use  of  mentioning  any  more,  for — "BY 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  157 


DESCRIBABLY  HORRIBLE  CHRISTIAN  WORLD. 

Now  I  venture  to  candidly  ask  the  weary  reader — 
judging  by  the  general  result  and  not  by  mere  personal 
opinion — though  that  is  just  what  is  the  trouble  and 
always  will  be,  if  the  Christ  Ideal  is  exemplary?  In 
other  words,  could  or  would  you  live  it — as  generally 
espoused  by  the  church.  Has,  can  or  will  any  one  ever 
do  so?  Can't  you  see  that  the  impossibility,  unreal- 
ness  and  vileness  of  the  character  is  just  what  dazes 
ignorance  into  awe  admiration?  The  same  as  with 
God  and  the  bribe  of  heaven  and  threat  of  hell?  Did 
you  ever  think  of  the  fact  that  each — as  conventionally 
understood,  are  impossible  for  the  infinite  mind  of  man 
to  grasp  in  degrees  of  horror  ?  And  that  such  alone  ac- 
counts for  their  mighty  effect  for  evil  ? 

Need  any  ask  further  proof  of  the  sinister  process 
of  The  Church  than  is  expressed  at  its  behest,  by  its 
fanatical  dupes'  contemptuous  refusal  to  listen,  read  or 
consider  reasonable  evidence  on  the  question;  while  yet 
ever  strenuously  endeavoring — by  every  cogent  trick, 
bribe,  threat  and  execution  within  its  terrible  power,  to 
force  everybody  to  wallow  in  its  mire?  Doesn't  this 
look  as  though  it  fears  to  let  THE  LIGHT  OP  REASON  filter 
in  or  out  of  its  portals?  NEED  THE  TRUTH  RESORT  TO 
SUCH? 

Don't  you  think  that  " FREEDOM  OF  CONSCIENCE" — 
with  nearly  every  person  ENSLAVED  by  an  unthinkably 
intricate  army  of  warring  preachers  and  other  pro- 
moters, continually  driving  the  hideous  bribe  and  threat 
to  the  very  marrow  of  hundreds  of  millions  of  half  or 
fully  crazed  brains,  is  the  most  stupendous  mistake  one 
can  possibly  imagine?  Should  such  an  almighty  power 
for  universally  early  and  awful  death  be  allowed? 
Should  the  people  be  permitted  to  remain  in  "blissful 
ignorance"  of  such  dire  consequences,  when  there  is  no 


158  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

question  but  what  they  would  "go  mad  with  joy,"  were 
the  truth  educationally  forced  upon  them?  Should  not 
every  thoughtful  person  and  especially  THE  GOVERN- 
MENT, lend  every  effort  to  quickly  end  all  such  murder- 
ous and  suicidal  processes  ?  Why,  if  thus  undertaken— 
as  by  all  means  it  should  be,  the  hellish  nightmare  could 
be  potentially  wiped  out — the  world  over,  in  one  day. 
The  facility  for  reaching  the  world  of  people — by  tele- 
graph and  newspapers,  is  now  practically  instantaneous. 
Every  pulpit  should  be  closed  or  their  occupants  com- 
pelled to  explain  the  mighty  error — AT  ONCE.  Holy 
fright  and  delight  kill  many  times  more  than  armies 
that  fight. 

Such  alone  would  at  least  double  the  average  length 
of  life,  and  degree  of  happiness  of  this  generation.  Yet, 
only  a  slight  start  would  have  been  made  on  the  essential 
reforms  that  alone  would  quickly  effect.  These  ' '  extrav- 
agant" statements  will  be  fully  proven  in  this  chapter. 

Now  after  explaining  a  few  more  of  the  thousands 
of  realistic  specters  which  most  people  could  see — were 
they  to  carefully  scrutinize  the  mirror  reflection,  we  will 
further  examine  INSANITY,  and  conclude  this  section  in 
regard  to  "CRIMINALITY" — its  exact  solution  and  cure. 
The  first  haphazard  discussion,  however,  being  essential 
to  a  full  understanding  of  the  latter :  Read  thoughtfully 

for  EVERY  LIFE  IS  AT  STAKE. 

But  little  will  be  here  said  on  the  subject  of  PATRIOT- 
ISM— the  huge  Moloch  that  has  grown  out  of  legitimate 
SELF-DEFENSE;  but  it  is  a  subject  on  which  many  books 
the  size  of  this  could  be  very  profitably  written  in 
righteous  condemnation — the  vile  hydra-headed  social 
beast.  Yet,  a  hint-like  attention  should  be  herein  re- 
corded. 

SELF-DEFENSE,  the  legitimate  process  of  the  impulse 
— Survival  of  the  Fittest,  which  is  broadeningly  ex- 
plained in  this  work  by  the  concise  statement — The 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  159 

Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act; 
the  full  Law  of  Selfishness  or  Self-defense  being — 

*The  Greatest  Degree  of  Pleasure  Attainable  with 
the  Combined  Relative  Experience  in  Action,  is  at  All 
Times  Precisely  Expressed  by  Each  Individual  *Na- 
ture's  Books  Ever  being  Accurately  Balanced  to  Date.* 

Forget  ye  not  this  inviolable  process  of  our  being. 

We  thus  have  the  cause  of  every  act  clearly  and 
fully  explained  before  us,  and  note  that  SELF-DENIAL  OR 
ALTRUISM  plays  no  part.  In  fact,  every  meaning  has  to 
do  entirely  with  SELF-CONSIDERATION — absolutely  ignor- 
ing all  else,  except  as  experience  contributes  essentials 
to  THE  i  AM  AND  SHALL  BE — throughout  a  full  or  scant 
portion  of  life. 

Verily,  as  fully  proven  by  many  apt  illustrations  in 
the  section  on  Jehovah  and  Causation — and  elsewhere, 
one  never  even  considers  anything  but  SELF — other  than 
as  it  may  be  applicable  to  SELF-SATISFACTION,  in  strict 
obedience  to  THE  LAW  as  stated. 

This  gives  the  "straight  tip"  that  no  obstacle 
should  ever  be  placed  in  the  way  of  PROMOTING  SELF  BET- 
TERMENT ;  for  our  Nature  speaks  solely  in  terms  of  SELF. 
That  we  should  never  abridge  SELF-ESTEEM;  never  even 
think  of  SELF-DENIAL — for  in  the  final,  ALTRUISM  is  a 
myth:  And  yet  the  fact  is — "A  HOUSE  DIVIDED  AGAINST 

ITSELF   CANNOT   STAND."       . 

WE  should  always  teach  and  practice,  as  it  were — 
I  can  and  I  will ;  I  am  equal  to  any  other.  In  fact  that 
i  AM  IT — such  being  our  basic  Nature.  Never  curtail 
PERSONALITY — but  exalt  each  much  as  possible  by  a 
broad  basic  learning  in  INTELLECTUAL  SELECTION  OF  THE 

BEST  FOR  SELF  :  That  ' '  UNITED  WE  STAND,  BUT  DIVIDED  WE 
FALL. ' ' 

This  we  found — under  the  study  of  TELEPATHY,  to 
be  concisely  explained  and  directed  by  The  Goldless 

Rule IT  IS  TO  THE  WELFARE  OF  SELF  TO  TREAT  ALL  OTHERS 


160  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

WITH  HEALTHFUL  CARE.  Which  in  turn  clearly  calls 
for  doing  away  with  PATRIOTISM — the  key-stone  of  CLASS- 
CONSCIOUSNESS,  BUSINESS  STRIFE,  etc.,  etc.,  CXCCpt  aS 

applied  to  SELF — which  clearly  calls  for  helping  the  race. 
Thus  firmly  establishing  and  maintaining  UNIVERSAL 
BROTHERHOOD — the  exaction  of  flawless  world-wide  co- 
operation. 

This  will  probably  suffice  to  lead  the  reader  to 
realize  that  PATRIOTISM — as  now  enforced  by  official 
edicts  and  generally  reverenced,  will  in  THE  FINAL  ERA 
be  scornfully  abolished — UNITY  BEING  ESSENTIAL  TO  ALL  : 
That  "LOVE  THY  NEIGHBOR  AS  THYSELF"  is  naught  but 

SELF-DEFENSE. 

Even,  alas — for  the  good  of  all,  each  must  have  and 
do  what  is  best  for  them — IN  SPITE  OF  SELF.  The  one  al- 
mighty power  alone  must  be  forced  on  every  person ;  that 

is — TO  KNOW  UNTO  HAVING  AND  DOING  NO  MORE  OR  LESS 

THAN  WHAT  is  BEST  FOR  SELF.  Actions  are  ever  a  perfect 
index  of  what  any  one  or  the  people  KNOW.  To  think  is 
but  a  slight  degree  of  possible  DOING — as  is  the  plan  of  a 
building  or  of  perfect  man.  The  dream,  like  an  acorn, 
is  but  love 's  labor  mainly  lost  unless  the  oak  of  humanity 
is  perfected.  Yet  the  tree  cannot  mature  unless  the  seed 
is  correctly  planted ;  nor  will  either  fail  if  given  proper 
tools  with  which  to  do  their  part. 

Hence,  TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH  AND  GIVE  HIM  DUE 
CHANCE,  spells  success.  But  that  is  no  more  certainly 
true  than  is  the  reverse — TEACH  MAN  ERROR,  ETC. — in- 
cluding opportunity,  and  he  fails — the  result  ever  pre- 
cisely explaining  the  cause — whether  'tis  plainly  obvious 
or  not:  Otherwise  Cause  and  Effect — the  basis  of 
Science,  is  a  fake;  cosmos  a  snare  and  man — hopelessly 
lost.  YET,  DON'T  BE  DISCOURAGED — READ  ON  TO  THE  LAST 

AND  BEST. 

Many  will  anxiously  ask,  however.  Is  it  possible 
for  each  and  all  to  master  such  a  wonderful  subject! 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  161 

Some  will  even  be  awe-stricken  with  the  erroneous  im- 
pression that  each  must  study  and  pass  credible  exam- 
ination on  knowing  what  they  surmise  would  be  a  long 
list  of  basic  details  of  man,  social  affairs  and  endless 
Nature;  and  shrink  from  such  an  undertaking  as  being 
impossible. 

The  fact  is,  any  child  can  learn  the  all-embracing 
basic  guide  in  one  minute — THE  GOLDLESS  RULE,  while  as 
for  detail — this  work  contains  practically  every  general 
principle  involved  and  very  much  argument  that  would 
be  superfluous,  except  as  an  introductory  treatise — where 
many,  many  times  as  much  has  to  be  torn  down  than 
built. 

The  fact  is,  there  is  nothing  to  build.  All  that's 
needed  is  already  known.  The  work  consists  entirely 
of  thoroughly  uprooting  the  tremendous  forest  of  tangle- 
wood,  old  snags  and  poisonous  methods  that  now  smoth- 
eringly  hide  the  truth.  Why,  to  simply  unfetter  THE 
GOLDLESS  RULE  would  at  once  restore  man  to  OMNIS- 
CIENCE ;  for  he  instinctively  knows  that  IT  is  TO  THE  WEL- 
FARE OF  SELF  TO  TREAT  ALL  OTHERS  WITH  HEALTHFUL 

CARE — such,  indeed,  being  naturally  his  greatest  pleas- 
ure: Which  is  amply  proven  by  the  ever  amiable  asso- 
ciation of  normal  children  and  so-called  savages — when 
not  corrupted  and  their  simple  needs  are  available.  So, 
would  other  than  an  insanely  corrupted  person  contend 
that  any  really  intelligent  human  being  would  not  do  as 
well  ?  OMNISCIENCE — in  its  truest  sense  means,  TO  KNOW 

HOW  TO  LIVE  A  FULL  PORTION  OF  HAPPINESS,  AND  DOES  NOT 
THE  GOLDLESS  RULE  COMPLETELY  DEFINE  THAT  PROCESS? 
CAN  IT  BE  ACCOMPLISHED  IN  ANY  OTHER  WAY  ?  The  great 

superstructure  of  knowledge — which  all  may  and  will 
then  acquire,  would  be  merely  a  process  of  extending  the 
bliss  by  intensifying  it.  Yet  the  lesser  and  greater  de- 
grees would  ever  be  in  perfect  harmony — as  a  drop  of 
water  is  with  the  ocean. 


163  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Indeed — owing  to  the  suppressive  and  crushing  con- 
ditions, there  is  now  only  a  small  fraction  of  our  latent 
talent  developed  and  used  to  the  general  benefit  of  hu- 
manity, that  will  be  under  the  method  of  intellectualism 
— safely  piloting  our  ship  of  life  clear  of  shoals. 

MAN  is  unrefutably  THE  LORD  OP  COSMOS — OB  GOD  IF 
YOU  PLEASE,  and  soon  as  he  duly  discovers  his  true 
identity,  will  proudly,  justly  and  flawlessly  resign  as 
"monarch  of  all  I  survey. "  Even,  never  has  defiled 
his  exalted  place  in  nature ; — though  as  the  foolish  prod- 
igal son  that  he  is,  has  for  a  time  been  greatly  shorn 
of  his  birthright  and  splendor.  But  having  sown  his 
wild  oats,  will  soon  abandon  folly  for  the  awaiting 
gowns,  feast  and  blessing,  befitting  his  rightful  crown 
of  glory:  Ever  guided  by  knowledge  of  constructive 

living — MASTER-PULL. 

We  have  now  examined  many  of  the  expressions  that 
any  person  might  have  seen,  had  they  carefully  scruti- 
nized the  mirror  reflection  that  is  so  often  given  only  a 
careless  glance.  Yet  scarcely  the  hem  has  been  touched 
of  any  SELF;  that  which  the  mighty  hand  of  Nature 
cannot  surpass  when  perfected — vastly  transcending  the 
present  state  of  any  person. 

He  has  so  far  had  a  "square  deal,"  as  each  desire 
and  deserve;  in  which  we  promise  to  keep  faith  to  the 
last. 

But  here's  one  in  court,  poor  fellow  has  done  some- 
thing wrong ;  and  now  at  once  the  rest  are  all  holy.  But 
the  writer — THOUGH  THE  ACCUSED  PLEADS  GUILTY,  is 
going  to  defend  him — ON  CONSTRUCTIVE  NATURAL  PRIN- 
CIPLE. First — in  answer  to  the  charge,  it  is  claimed  that 
if  his  accusers  are  guiltless  then  so  is  the  prisoner — for 

HE  IS  A  TRUE  REFLECTION  OF  THEM. 

So WHILE  WE  CONFESS  HE  HAS  DONE  WRONG,  let  the 

one  among  you  who  is  not  an  accomplice  testify  first. 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  168 

There  being  no  witnesses,  THE  PRISONER  is  ACQUITTED 
— short  trial  and  exact  justice  for  the  first  time  in 
history. 

So,  after  the  judge  has  duly  apologized  to  the  un- 
justly accused  in  behalf  of  the  people,  for  inducing  him 
to  act  so  grievously  injurious  to  himself  and  a  world  of 
companions,  and  has  further  explained  what  would  have 
been  right  and  best  for  all  concerned  to  do  under  the 
circumstances  of  the  inimical  act,  the  brother  is  heartily 
bidden  good  cheer  and  promised  that  the  wrong  will  be 
righted  far  as  possible,  by  a  more  considerate  treatment 
of  him  in  future. 

The  victim  having  been  cured  of  his  erroneous  im- 
pulse— by  tender  admonition  as  to  the  cause  and  effect 
of  wrong,  is  invited  to  remain  among  his  "  friends "  as 
stainless  in  his  own  and  others'  opinion  as  he  now  would 
be  if  coming  home  from  a  hospital  and  treatment  for 
fever:  Or — precisely  to  the  point,  on  being  discharged 
from  an  asylum  on  being  cured  of  insanity — where  he 
should  have  been  confined  and  treated — had  not  merely 
the  court  treatment  effected  a  reasonably  complete  cure. 

The  reader  will  do  well  to  especially  note  that  the 
unfortunate  or  prominent  victim  was  not  told  to  "GO 
AND  SIN  NO  MORE  ' ' ;  f or — while  he  had  done  very  WRONG 
— suicidal  and  murderous:  Yet  he  did  not  SIN — trans- 
gress the  inviolable  natural  law,  for  the  act  was  a  pre- 
cisely lawful  and  inevitable  reflex  of  corresponding  mur- 
derous treatment  or  experience.  Which,  all-inclusive 
might  be  correctly  explained  as  EQUILIBRIAL  CAUSE  AND 

EFFECT  OR  SOCIAL  COMPENSATION. 

Furthermore — having  acted  strictly  in  obedience 
with  the  unbreakable  law — as  all  ever  do,  and  therefore 
BLAMELESS;  he  was  not  told  to  "GO"  but  invited  to 
REMAIN  among  his  friends  for  promised  better  treatment 

—AS  A  BROAD  EDUCATIONAL  RESULT  OF  THE  SORE  EXPERI- 
ENCE ;  the  "  blame "  being  rightly  shouldered  and  cor- 


164  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

reeled  by  all  instead  of  one.  The  immediate  plaintiff, 
who  even  under  the  present  FREE  WILL  AND  REVENGE 
system,  are  often  equally  or  more  culpable  of  the  prin- 
cipals, ever  taking  their  medicine  from  the  same  public 
bottle. 

Thus,  CRIMINALITY  AND  INJUSTICE  MAY  ALL  AT  ONCE 

BE  ENTIRELY  WIPED  OUT,  and  wrong  doing — even  under 
the  present  insane  system,  reduced  to  the  minimum; 
while  promoting  all  lawyers,  judges,  politicians,  legis- 
lators and  their  ilk,  to  the  genial  and  prolific  com- 
panionship of  "The  Man  With  The  Hoe"— greatly 
beneficial  to  themselves  and  their  victims.  THE  EXACT 

JUSTICE  OF  THIS  CASE  WILL  BE  FULLY  PROVEN,  LATER  ON. 

The  writer  once  endeavored  to  engage  an  ex-judge 
lawyer  in  a  discussion  of  PSYCHO-PHYSICS — which  had  an 
important  bearing  on  a  case  at  bar  in  which  we  were 
mutually  interested.  The  "Judge"  at  once  frankly 
acknowledged  that  he  was  "completely  out  of  court  in 
the  subject";  that  "the  law  did  not  include  any  such 
guff;  nor  did  jurists  usually  monkey  with  the  doctors' 
business — except  to  collect  their  bad  debts  and  spare 
change,"  etc. 

When  I  asked  him — "by  what  authority  are  you 
then  duly  qualified  to  try  and  pass  judgment  on  men?" 
The  "Judge"  promptly  replied— "by  the  law."  And 
when  asked — "why  shouldn't  such  treatment  of  man 
be  left  to  doctors  who  understand  them — including 
judges  who  often  only  vaguely  know  the  law?"  "His 
Honor"  at  once  dismissed  the  case  by  saying — "evi- 
dently you're  not  a  lawyer."  This  is  almost  verbatim 
what  took  place — at  Stockton,  Cal.,  and  in  effect  is  occur- 
ring every  hour  in  hundreds  of  "courts  of  justice." 

That  "judge"  might  have  got  even  "good  and 
plenty,"  however,  had  he  ventured  the  true  rejoinder, 
that — the  average  doctor  knows  only  a  mighty  little 
more  about  man  than  do  lawyers.  Poor  "homo" — in- 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  165 

eluding  "Judge"  and  "Doc.,"  being  as  yet  "squarely 
up  against  the  real  thing."  Oh!  joy. 

"Why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy  broth- 
er's eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine 
own  eye?"     "Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. "- 
MATT.  7 :3  and  part  of  vs.  1. 

While  we  have  already  "got  in"  enough  defensive 
evidence  to  acquit  every  prisoner — COULD  THEY  GET  A 
SQUARE  DEAL,  of  being  in  fact  "A  CRIMINAL,"  all  the 
trump  cards  are  yet  to  be  played. 

Let's  take  another  sly  peek  in  the  mirror  on  the  sub- 
ject of  INSANITY,  each — if  they  dare,  looking  SELF 
squarely  in  the  eye.  This  means  the  reader  or  listener 
personally,  not  some  one  in  the  asylum  or  whom  you  may 
think  ought  to  be  there — unless  it  happens  to  be  SELF. 
If  it  roils  your  temper  or  merely  a  smile,  'tis  a  center 
bull's-eye  plunk.  But  if  it  enlists  serious  thought  and 
corresponding  effective  actions,  it  is  reasonable  proof 
that  you  are  not  aboard  the  doomed  craft — perhaps ! 

As  the  limitation  of  insanity  has  never  been  de- 
scribed, nor  Right  and  Wrong  more  than  vaguely  de- 
fined: Nothing  whatever  known  of  The  Will:  Love 
being  a  giggling  mystery :  The  Law  of  Our  Being  never 
even  dreamed  of:  Mind  Declared  Sacredly  Occult:  Life 
unthinkable:  Spirit  and  Matter  continually  at  war: 
Telepathy  sneered  at  or  fetishly  bartered :  Hypnotism, 
Dreams,  Visions,  Sleep,  etc.,  shaking  in  the  guess  box. 
Man  conglomerately  ruled  the  world  over  by  God,  Devil. 
Spirits,  Spirit,  Mind,  Fear,  Delight,  Law,  Cannons,  Hell, 
Heaven,  Soul,  Dreams,  Schemes,  Cranks,  etc. 

So  after  all,  if  you  should  find  yourself  somewhat 
mixed  in  the  following  composite  picture,  don't  feel  at 
all  ashamed  or  any  to  blame;  for  if  you  look  close  you'll 
also  find  A  WORLD  OF  COMPANIONS  IN  THE  SAME  TITANIC 

BOAT,  RACING  FOR  A  DOLLAR  GETTING  RECORD — WITH  AN 
ICY  TOMBSTONE  JUST  BENEATH  THE  PROW — STRAIGHT 
AHEAD.  Yet — 


166  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Of  course,  anyone  who  is  not  serious  about  such  a 
matter  would  sneer  at  the  freshly  covered  combined 
grave  of  their  Father,  Mother,  Brother,  Sister,  Wife  and 
Child — as  is  now  often  the  case. 

Such  a  person,  however,  would  say  they  are  not 
crazy;  but  what  do  you  think  about  it?  And  still  far 
more  important,  what  are  you  going  to  do  about  it? 
You  certainly  can  do  something — your  bit,  can't  you? 
And  isn't  that  precisely  what's  required  aboard  a  craft 
whose  captain  is  bribed  with  pompous  importance  and 
dollars;  and  the  crew  all  drunk  on,  and  fighting  over 
superstitions?  ENSLAVED  THEREBY! 

Don't  be  indifferent  to  such  on  the  basis  that  you 
are  wide  awake  and  paddling  your  own  canoe  clear  of 
ice-bergs;  for  remember  they  are  mainly  submerged, 
even  entirely  so  to  those  who  think  thus.  You're  as  much 
subject  to  the  whims  of  that  motley  crew  as  is  the  rudder 
to  the  pilot  of  their  ship.  You  came  into  this  world 
without  being  consulted  and  will  probably  go  out  against 
your  desire.  Your  body,  breath,  food,  heat,  light,  etc., 
are  assembled  from  environment.  You  obtain  and  keep 
clothing,  home,  associates,  etc. ;  even  every  dollar,  power, 
etc.,  merely  at  the  caprice  of  others — as  even  the  Czar 
and  Kaiser  recently  learned :  NONE  LIVING  OR  DYING  BY 

SELF  ALONE — BUT  PER  WORLD-WIDE  INTERDEPENDENCE. 

No  indeed — instead  of  being  independent,  you  will 
sink  or  swim  along  with  that  crew — despite  your  canoe. 

Did  you  ever  think  of  the  fact  that  a  person  cannot 
boost  SELF.  How  far  does  "SELF  PRAISE"  go?  Even  a 
fool  can  give  the  very  wisest  a  far  greater  boost  than 
the  savant  could  himself — except  as  his  work  is  known 
to  strangers.  Christ  learned  this  and  said — "a  prophet 
is  not  without  honor  save  in  his  own  home."  Distance 
in  time  and  space  alone  leads  enchantment — and  the 
longer  the  greater.  Self  brooks  no  immediate  opposition 
except  that  which  it  cannot  prevent,  and  then  makes 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  167 

the  best  it  can  of  the  worst — The  Greatest  Relative 
Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act. 

For  instance :  The  writer  once  published  a  chapter 
of  another  work — near  100  pages,  and  went  out  for  a 
few  days  as  a  canvasser  to  sell  it.  It  was  found  that 
to  state  who  the  author  was — sold  him  mighty  quick 
with  snubs  and  jeers.  Not  a  friend  volunteered  to  buy 
a  book;  and  in  regard  to  the  many  personally  given 
away,  not  a  compliment  was  received.  While  to  those 
who  were  told — during  the  short  season  of  canvassing 
that  the  author  was  a  distinguished  FOREIGN  scientist, 
the  book  was  quite  readily  sold,  and  in  each  of  the  many 
instances  when  afterwards  seen,  they  gave  it  unstinted 
detail  praise — as  was  the  case  by  letter.  None  have  been 
so  reluctant  to  read,  nor  as  quick  to  thoroughly  con- 
demn the  writer's  work  as  his  brothers,  and  noble  de- 
ceased wife — a  blemishless  woman.  Yet  the  ingrained 
character  of  the  scribe  is  faithfully  depicted  by  this  work 
—which  no  relative  or  intimate  acquaintance  would 
deny. 

The  almost  universal  method  of  today — to  "do  the 
other  fellow  quick  before  he  does  you,"  is  "unnatural" 
— being  wholly  acquired  by  the  long  viciously  com- 
petitive and  hoarding  or  INDIVIDUALISTIC  system;  for 
comparatively  little  of  such  is  found  among  normal  chil- 
dren or  savages — where  their  actual  need  is  available. 
An  exceptional  person — here  and  there,  however,  is  still 
found  with  the  natural  trait  of  getting  the  greatest  pleas- 
ure from  liberally  sharing  with  others  the  essentials  of 
life.  When  necessary,  it  is  a  genuine  pleasure  for  a 
normal  mother  to  go  hungry  in  order  to  abundantly  feed 
her  children.  The  writer — by  long,  broad  and  earnest 
thinking  on  the  subject,  has  in  a  large  degree  reverted 
to  the  condition  of  getting  no  pleasure  from  anything 
that  is  not  ennobling  to  self  and  the  race — having  largely 
abandoned  unsurpassed  business  ability  and  success — 


168  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

enduring  the  scoff  of  friends  and  censure  of  family ;  has 
spent  his  all  unto  years  of  hunger,  FOB  THE  ONLY  GENU- 
INE PLEASURE  OP  DOING  HIS  BEST  FOB  OTHEBS — even  at  the 

instant  of  this  writing  has  less  than  three  days'  shelter 
or  food  in  store.  Which  simply  shows  that  there  is 
nothing  so  foolish  or  wise  that  human  beings  cannot, 
has  not  or  will  not  do — IN  QUEST  OF  SATISFACTION;  the 
result  depending  entirely  on  one's  totality  of  expe- 
rience. 

The  Ked  Cross  Work  probably  at  once  suggests  the 
broadest  and  best  examples  of  man's  acquired  ferocity 
and  native  kindness.  By  heartless  competition — in 
many  ways,  millions  are  reduced  to  sickening  want,  and 
other  millions  opposed  in  pitiless  war.  Then  with  a 
noble  general  cry  of  pain,  the  more  fortunate  eagerly 
contribute  billions  to  the  relief  of  the  crushed,  groaning 
or  down  and  out.  Nothing  could  be  a  truer  bill  of  indict- 
ment against  the  present  system  than  the  necessity  of 
The  Red  Cross.  Which  in  turn  as  clearly  proves  how 
world-wide  tender  of  one  another  human  beings  would 
be,  had  they  a  chance  to  do  so;  such  being  at  once  a 
grewsome  and  promising  picture. 

We  have  now  examined  just  a  few  of  the  many  ways 
in  which  the  great  body  politic  is  continually  doing  such 
enormous  wrongs  that  merely  their  gigantic  proportions 
make  them  invisible  to  most  people.  The  public  wrongs 
are  of  stern  fact  so  stupendous  as  to  defy  dissection  and 
understanding,  except  in  a  blanket  way.  They  include 
every  so-called  crime  that  any  person  ever  has  or  can  be 
convicted  of  and  entombed  or  executed  for;  and  too, 
the  degree  is  ever  multiplied  beyond  measure — of  which 
the  comparison  between  a  single  murder  and  war  is  no 
unusual  example. 

Now  having  laid  a  sort  of  an  "eye-opener"  basis 
upon  which  to  at  once  clearly  reason  and  understand  as 
to  the  cause,  effect  and  remedy  of  INSANITY  and  CBIMI- 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  169 

NALITY,  we  will  proceed  to  more  pointedly  examine  them 
in  the  light  of  that — NOTHING  is  MORE  PRACTICAL  THAN 
RIGHT;  that  man  is  the  final  and  exemplary  conqueror; 
and  that  NO  VICTORY  is  WORTHY  OP  HIM  EXCEPT  TO  ' '  OVER- 
COME EVIL  WITH  GOOD.  ' '  That  for  the  incomparably  older 
and  stronger  public  to  condemn  and  mal-treat  a  puny 
individual  for  in  a  minute  degree  reflecting  its  precepts 
and  example,  is  belittling  to  the  might  and  possible  right 
of  humanity.  That  it  is  not  only  shameful  injustice  but 
a  process  of  general  misery,  murder  and  suicide.  That 
such  can  be  naught  but  the  deadly  pus  oozing  from 
IGNORANCE — the  parent  of  every  WRONG,  and  must  be 
quickly  treated  by  its  only  antidote,  INTELLIGENCE — the 
ennobling  trade-mark  of  every  RIGHT,  or  the  result  is 
sure  to  be  swift  and  disastrous. 

The  writer  warningly  advises  the  reader  to  be  calm, 
strong  and  thoughtful,  for  he  or  she  will  shortly  read 
the  most  far-reaching  and  wonderful,  at  once  personal 
and  general  facts  that  it  is  possible  for  any  one  or  the 
race  to  grasp;  that  which  when  duly  understood  will 
draw  a  distinct  line  between  The  Christian  and  Final 
Eras — and  this  great  change  is  now  to  very  rapidly 
ensue. 

BE  NOT  ALARMED,  FOR  WHEN  CORRECTLY  ANALYZED 
'TIS  NAUGHT  BUT  THE  LONG  DESIRED  MESSENGER  OF  GOOD 
CHEER  AND  INCALCULABLE  FORTUNE,  IN  WAY  OF  SEVERELY 
KIND  LIFE  PROMOTING  TRUTH;  WHICK  EVERY  PERSON 
SHOULD  MAKE  AN  EARNEST  EFFORT  TO  CLEARLY  SEE,  AND 
INSTEAD  OF  ENDEAVORING  TO  REFUTE  THE  AT  FIRST  SHOCK- 
ING NEWS — MAKING  A  BAD  MATTER  WORSE,  EACH  SHOULD 

GLADLY    WELCOME    THE    SELF-EVIDENT    GRIM    FACTS OUR 

SAVIOR,  WITH  AN  OPEN  MIND  AND  HELPING  HAND :    We  will 

lead  to  it  by  degrees. 

Remember  that  Nature  never  fails  to  back  any  and 
every  FACT  without  a  reserve  of  its  omnipotent  and 
eternal  power ;  so  that  regardless  of  whim,  its  will  is  ever 


170  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

duly  done  right.  Verily,  forget  it  not!  That,  The 
Truth,  The  Whole  Truth  and  Nothing  but  The  Truth, 
Can  Alone  be  Mankind's  Redeemer;  that  the  only  sure 
process  of  cure  is,  to  fully  recognize  the  disease  and 
remove  the  cause — making  the  best  of  the  worst. 

First,  note  this  carefully :  Now-a-days  owing  to  the 
dogma  of  personal  responsibility,  condemnation  and 
punishment;  the  constructive  process  of  Nature  is  en- 
tirely perverted.  The  dominancy  of  growth  depends 
entirely  on  due  recognition  and  remedy  of  PAIN — decay, 
Nature 's  timely  warning  of  wrong  doing,  demanding  im- 
mediate right  about  face  unto  PLEASURE — growth.  Yet, 
for  a  so-called  criminal  to  plead  guilty  today,  insures 
quick  and  sure  punishment — ADDING  OP  PAIN,  INSTEAD  OF 
RELIEF;  thus  naturally  forcing  nearly  every  wrong  doer 
to  not  only  deny,  but  to  invent  any  and  every  possible 
defense  in  order  to  escape  THE  JUSTICE  OF  IGNORANCE. 
No  normal  person  ever  consents  to  punishment,  for 
Nature's  first  and  ceaseless  edict  is  to  EVADE  the  virus  of 
death,  which  every  person  obeys  to  the  best  of  their  abil- 
ity AS  REQUIRED  BY  THE  IMPULSE  OF  SURVIVAL  OR  LAW  OF 
LIFE — SELFISHNESS. 

Every  pleading  of  guilty — even  unto  that  of  SIN,  is 
for  the  purpose  of  abating  or  escaping  far  as  possible  the 
horror  of  PUNISHMENT — disgrace,  prison,  noose,  hell, 
etc.,  which  process  every  person  instinctively  recognizes 
is  RIGHT  on  their  part  and  WHONG  from  the  persecution 
standpoint ;  for  their  nature  yearns  for  PLEASURE.  That 
is — ever  selects  from  the  storehouse  of  experience — THE 
LESSER  DEGREE  OF  PAIN,  precisely  in  obedience  to  the  law. 

Thousands  of  people — owing  to  perverted  teachings 
— mainly  of  the  church,  have  been  driven  by  THE  PAIN 
OF  CONSCIENCE,  CRAZING  FEAR,  ETC.,  to  deliver  theni- 
selves  to  "THE  JUSTICE"  of  prison  and  execution,  AS 
THE  LESSER  OF  THE  TWO  PAINS — a  grewsome  "easing  of 
conscience. " 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  171 

Even  suicide  is  ever  caused  by  the  seeking  of  LESS 
PAIN. 

This  viciously  enforced  doctrine  of  FREE  WILL — the 
very  quintessence  of  IGNORANCE,  constantly  fills  every 
person  with  fear — the  magic  grave  digger  FOR  EVERY 
PERSON  IN  YOUTH  :  Sneers  Change  Not  This  Fact. 

It's  the  fountain  of  deception,  dreams,  schemes, 
trickery,  blame,  discord,  war,  etc. ;  even  of  hypocrisy — 
impelling  the  climax  of  Nature's  handiwork  to  CHEAT 
himself  into  heaven  TO  EVADE  THE  FRIGHTFULLY  PAINFUL 
THREAT  OF  HELL — gradually  frightened  to  death. 

Is  man  thus  shown  to  be  dishonest,  disobedient  and 
vile  ?  NEVER  !  NEVER  ! !  NEVER  ! ! !  Does  he  lie  ?  IM- 
POSSIBLE !  IMPOSSIBLE  ! !  IMPOSSIBLE  ! ! !  Does  he  sin  ? 
0  !  00 !!  000 ! ! !  Can  Nature  be  dishonest,  disobedient, 
vile,  a  liar  and  sinful?  Can  its  heir  to  the  throne  of 
glory  be  less  than  an  obedient  child?  Point  out  if  you 
can  where  any  one  of  its  multiple  of  billions  of  sons  and 
daughters  have  ever  disobeyed — even  so  much  as  a  jot  or 
tittle,  THE  LAW  OF  NATURE.  When  you  have  done  this 
and  not  before,  may  any  one  apply  such  epithets  to  man. 
Why!  you  might  as  well  try  to  stop  the  tide.  "It  is 
easier  for  heaven  and  earth  to  pass,  than  a  tittle  of  the 
law  to  fail" — truly  saith  "THE  BOOK." 

Treat  man  as  this  work  suggests  and  none  will  ever 
again  give  occasion  for  being  classed — in  any  respect, 
as  unworthy ;  make  the  Law  of  His  Nature  ' '  the  law  of 
the  land ' '  and  he  will  never  disobey ;  for  then  it  would 
be  impossible,  as  it  has  been  to  disregard  the  same  law 
in  the  past — despite  the  bribe  of  heaven  and  threat  of 
hell,  censure,  prisons,  noose,  laws,  armies,  etc. 

Not  only  such,  but  no  one  has  ever  disagreed  with 
any  other  from  that  standpoint ;  their  nature  ever  being 
precisely  the  same  and  each  flawlessly  faithful  thereto, 
have  always  been  in  perfect  harmony  on  basic  principle. 
Namely — EACH  HAVE  DONE  THE  BEST  THEY  COULD 


178  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

SELF  UNDER  THE  CIRCUMSTANCES.  If  this  is  not  true  then 
Cause  and  Effect  is  a  snare  and  delusion,  and  every 
known  FACT — UNTRUE. 

The  trouble  has  all  resulted  merely  from  the  SIMPLE 
— ALMIGHTY — FACT  that,  the  circumstances,  experience, 
education  or  environment — call  it  what  you  like,  of  each 
have  ever  been  sufficiently  different  to  make  them  fight 
one  another  like  cats  and  dogs  in  order  for  each  to  main- 
tain SELF;  such  being  the  inevitable  result  of  catch-as- 
catch-can  training,  variously  guiding  associates  under 
the  same  law;  precisely  like  a  pack  of  hungry  wolves 
fighting  unto  death  over  a  bone — when  with  combined 
efforts  they  could  quickly  capture  abundance  of  food  for 
all — such  being  even  vile  brutality. 

Ignorant  man — trained  under  the  doctrine  of  IN- 
DIVIDUALISM, makes  the  most  savage  fight  of  any  animal 
— under  The  Law  of  Survival  of  the  Fittest,  EACH  FOR 

SALVATION  OF  SELF. 

Man  is  the  only  animal,  however,  who  can  duly  learn 
that  by  proper  co-operation  each  may  live  a  much  longer 
and  happier  life  than  by  competition;  and  will  even- 
tually do  so  perforce  of  the  same  law.  The  wonderful 
change  will  result  solely  from  uniform  education  in 
fundamental  law  and  corresponding  adjustment  of 

HAVING  AND  DOING  NO  MORE  OR  LESS  THAN  WHAT  IS  BEST 
FOR  EACH — FOR  ALL  GENERATIONS:  All  very  easy  to  ac- 

complish,  and  will  now  be  rapidly  done:    SURVIVAL  OF 

THE  RACE  AS  FITTEST. 

The  Nature  of  Man  never  has  and  cannot  change  an 
iota ;  but  experience,  education  or  individual  and  general 
conditions — our  guide,  ever  has  and  will  change  until 
perfection  of  mankind  is  reached;  which  will  accrue 
from  the  process  of  growth  or  evolution  of  human  men- 
tality— precisely  the  same  as  history  records  of  the 
past;  only,  in  future  the  development  will  be  as  much 
faster  as  our  tools  of  experience  are  proportionately 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  173 

more  complete.  THIS  TREATISE  SUPPLYING  THE  HERETO- 
FORE LACKING  BASIC  GUIDE  FOR  A  SUCCESSFUL  FINAL  ERA 
LEAP.  NOT  THAT  THIS  WORK  IS  BY  ANY  MEANS  PERFECT  OR 
FINISHED — EXCEPT  IN  CLEARLY  EXPLAINING  THE  ESSENTIAL 
BASIC  PRINCIPLE  UPON  WHICH  TO  QUICKLY,  CORRECTLY, 
AND  COMPLETELY  CONSTRUCT  A  PLAY  OF  WHICH  TO  STAGE 

THE  RIPENING  ACT  OF  MAN.  This  is  true  because  there  is 
no  vital  problem  that  is  not  herein  at  least  potentially 
solved  beyond  a  possible  improvement;  which  not  only 
constitutes  THE  TRUE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA  OR  CURE  OF 
EVERY  PREVALENT  DEFECT  from  the  slightest  to  the  great- 
est— inclusive,  of  personal,  social  and  governmental 
psycho-physical  ailments,  but  as  clearly  shows  how  to 
maintain  normal  growth  unto  the  end — PERFECTION  OF 
THE  RACE.  Try  to  specifically  point  out  where  this  is  not 
true. 

In  other  words,  THE  PANACEA  must  fully  and  clearly 
contain  the  first,  last  and  all  intervening  WORDS  OF  PRIN- 
CIPLE that  may  at  any  time  or  place  be  required  by  each 
as  a  correct  basic  guide  of  life ;  and  should  this  or  any 
other  work  fail  in  the  slightest  degree  of  being  such,  it  is 
a  failure  unto  worthlessness ;  for  the  like  is  now  re- 
quired and  completely  possible.  Nor  will  any  less — here- 
after, be  long  tolerated  by  the  infinitely  critical  human 
brain.  WHEN  THE  BASE  is  PERFECT  AND  NOT  BEFORE, 

WILL    SELF    TAKE    THE    FINAL    LEAP    UNTO "  PEACE    ON 

EARTH,  GOOD  WILL  TOWARD  MAN":  A  correct  and  com- 
plete fundamental  guide  now  being  essential. 

Comparative :  This  work  even  more  accurately  and 
certainly  points  to  the  rapid  final  ascent  of  the  race, 
than  did  The  Law  of  Gravity  to  that  of  Astronomy ;  or 
"the  atomic  theory"  to  that  of  chemistry.  For — as  the 
basis  for  such  is  herein  correct  and  complete,  THE  HU- 
MAN BRAIN — an  ever  logical  builder  from  the  best  prem- 
ises at  hand,  cannot  now  long  neglect  to  fully  utilize 
the  available  opportunity  of  completely  satisfying  its 


174  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

highest  possible  ideal — to  which  the  ages  ran,  in  behalf 
of  man.  The  obstructing  derelicts  had  best — BEWARE  ! 

Having  examined  a  fringe  of  the  results  from  not 
having  such  a  guide  in  the  past,  but  now  for  the  first 
time  being  aware  of  the  right  method  and  what  vital 
gems  are  easily  within  man's  grasp,  we  will  take  a  final 
look  at  just  a  few  more  phases  of  our  present  plight; 
for  mind  you  well,  that  neither  pleasure  or  life  could 
be  duly  enjoyed  until  of  pain  and  death  a  full  taste  is 
taken  as  a  warning  to  henceforth  avoid  their  field. 
Which  in  future,  however,  will  be  amply  instilled  by 
means  of  virile  precept  drawn  from  the  vile  example  of 
the  past — as  we  now  point  to  a  drunkard  as  an  adverse 
character  and  condition  for  a  thoughtful  child  to  profit- 
ably consider.  When  at  last — for  the  first  time,  the  past 
will  be  properly  and  helpfully  remembered;  of  no  in- 
stance as  a  worthy  example,  but  in  repulsive  precept 
inducive  of  future  uplift — EVER  RESPECTING  BUT  NEVER 

REFLECTING  EXCEPT  BE  EXCELLING  THE  DEAD.    Every  CVCnt 

is  good  at  the  time  and  place  of  its  doing  but  no  other, 
for  the  past  is  never  repeated  but  ever  defeated  in  the 
conquering  march  of  evolution.  Thus  Cosmos  sets  a 
correct  example  for  the  climax  of  its  handiwork ;  always 
growing  superior  living  from  inferior  dead — an  ascen- 
sion by  survival  of  the  fittest.  Growth  depends  on  SELF- 
ISHNESS— ever  preserving  THE  BEST. 

Let's  not  forget,  however,  that  we  are  primarily 
considering  the  torment  of  insanity  and  torture  of  crim- 
inality, while  veritably  strangling  of  the  miasma  from 
their  bog. 

Owing  to  ever  being  bathed  in  such,  however,  few 
readers  will  have  noticed  the  clink  of  chains,  iron  bars 
and  walls  of  flint  caging  nearly  every  sentence  so  far 
read — nor  the  ravings  depict  by  nearly  every  word; 
but  as  dawn  of  either  the  fatal  day  or  era  of  light  is 
now  fast  creeping  on,  we  will  take  a  hasty  glance  at  that 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  175 

which  all  should  crave  to  forever  leave  behind  and  for- 
get, while  struggling  to  escape  the  straight  jackets, 
dungeons,  death  cells,  fear  of  hell  and  tombs  of  prevalent 
violent  ignorance. 

While  it  pains  the  writer  to  even  record  these 
severely  rebuking  truths,  yet  as  many  seem  to  have  been 
so  thoroughly  enamored  with  the  bribe,  threat  and  re- 
venge system,  as  to  fiendishly  enjoy  the  ever  increasing 
pall  of  agony  and  approach  of  general  disaster.  It  there- 
fore behooves  at  least  some  one  to  earnestly  shout  alarm 
and  light  the  beacons  of  imminent  danger.  'Tis  a  cup, 
indeed,  that  invoketh  prayer  to  touch  not  mine  lips: 
Yet,  "thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done" — ALMIGHTY  CAUSE 

AND  EFFECT  OF  ACTIO-MATERIA — COSMOS. 

Thus  with  a  crown  of  thorns  and  a  burden  a-cross 
mine  heart  the  final  essential  task  is  approached  WITH 
TRIUMPHANT  PLEASURE:  And  though  the  spears  that 
are  cast  unto  the  fullness  of  life  be  poisoned  and  re- 
turned by  a  mob  who  "know  not  what  they  do,"  into 
mine  own  side ;  their  brother  will  sleep  in  eternal  peace 
as  the  result  of  duty  well  done — without  asking  forgive- 
ness of  those  who  inevitably  reflected  the  murderous 
ignorance  of  their  clan. 

*To  SLAY  ONE'S  FELLOW  is  THE  ACME  OF  DOING  GOOD 
FOR  EVIL.  Were  this  understood,  murder  would  entirely 
cease.  The  dead  is  harmed  not :  Further  harm  cannot 
be  added  to  the  slayer.  To  the  dead,  death  has  been 
overcome :  The  slayer  will  be  overcome  by  death  many 
times  before  death  is  overcome.  This  rule  holds  good — 
PROPORTIONATELY,  in  minor  offenses.  For — though 
blameless  for  ignorant  actions,  they  record  a  life  long 
sting — whether  of  conscious  or  unconscious  experience. 

NATURE  EVER  COMMENSURATELY  PUNISHES  IGNO- 
RANCE, AS  A  SPUR  TO  INTELLIGENCE:  THIS  AND  NO  MORE 
MUST  BE  ENDURED ;  TO  ADD  THERETO  IS  WRONG.* 


176  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

The  foregoing  mighty  100  words — when  duly 
understood,  are  only  a  factor  of  the  following  almighty 
100  words. 

*BAS1S  OF  THE  FINAL  ERA  OB  WORLD  CONSTITUTION. 

SELF-SATISFACTION  being  the  all-inclusive  or  FIRST 

LAW   OF   NATURE    and    SELF-PRESERVATION    its   highest    CX- 

pression;  therefore — being  INFINITELY  SELFISH,  when 
duly  realizing  that  man  is  an  unerring  product  and  re- 
flex— a  veritable  SLAVE  of  immediate  and  stored  ENVIRON- 
MENT— of  which  humanity  is  the  principle  factor,  each 
would  eagerly  lend  every  possible  effort  to  purify  the 
source,  that  SELF  may  be  perfected  and  live  long  in  the 
land.  Thus,  INTELLIGENT  SELFISHNESS  would  insure  a 
literal  fulfillment  of  The  Goldless  Rule — IT  is  TO  THE 

WELFARE  OF  SELF  TO  TREAT  ALL  OTHERS  WITH  HEALTHFUL 
CARE:*  IF  THIS  BE  UNTRUE  THEN  ERROR  IS  RIGHTEOUS- 
NESS. 

History  and  present  condition  emphatically  imply 
that  mankind  is  misguided.  The  Catholic  Church  like- 
wise tacitly  declares  that  The  Bible  is  not  a  fit  book  for 
THE  PEOPLE  to  read — getting  just  one  idea  right,  and 
thereby  defeating  its  numerous  rivals  by  just  one  point. 
The  Bible  is  fit  only  for  intelligent  people  to  read — A 

CHURCHLESS  ATTAINMENT. 

Now  we  are  prepared  to  understandingly  examine 
the  dire  result  of  the  dogma — * '  Freedom  of  Conscience. ' ' 

That  is — THE  CONSEQUENCE  OF  NOT  HAVING  A  CORRECT 
AND  UNIFORMLY  TAUGHT  STANDARD  BASIS  GUIDE  OF  JUDG- 
MENT. This  brings  us  to  a  pointed  consideration  of  the 
problems,  "legally"  and  generally  classified  as  INSANITY 

AND  CRIMINALITY. 

The  foregoing  and  following  is  but  a  fraction  of 
what  any  one  would  find,  were  that  image  in  the  mirror 
fully  dissected.  But  now  having  left  the  mirror — f — 
just  before  starting  to  inspect  asylums  and  prisons,  let's 
each  sneak  off  to  that  way  back,  very  dark  and  ever 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  177 

locked  room,  and  read  awhile  from  the  secret  book;  not 
to  the  closet  where  the  family  skeletons  are  kept,  but  to 
the  sunless  recess  that  is  "holy"  wholly  unto  SELF:  And 
while  there — instead  of  reading  too  long,  try  to  some- 
what justify  SELF  for  what  little  has  been  silently  read, 
by  meditatively  asking  from  the  maney  that  might  flood 
one's  mind,  the  following  blanket  questions. 

I  wonder  how  many  there  are  who  has  not  such  as 
this  secret  dungeon  of  their  own?  How  many  would 
care  to  write  their  true  history  on  the  front  wall  of  a 
church,  without  omitting  a  line  or  chapter  here  and 
there?  Were  all  so-called  crimes  known  and  the  law 
fully  enforced,  how  many  families  would  be  exempted 
from  having  some  one  or  more  of  the  four — father, 
mother,  brother  or  sister,  "behind  the  bars"?  If  every 
"crime"  was  committed  that  violently  convulse  a  heart 
— stayed  only  by  cowardice,  and  sent  to  prison — how 
many  would  be  left  at  home?  If  the  "criminals"  now 
at  large  were  to  change  places  with  those  now  caged, 
how  many  of  the  present  victims  would  remain  in 
prison?  How  many  are  there  in  prison — were  the  facts 
known,  who  are  actually  innocent  of  what  they  were 
convicted?  Were  every  hypocrite  turned  from  church, 
how  many  vacant  pulpits  and  pews  of  aching  void  would 
there  be?  If  "God  searches  the  heart"  instead  of  court 
records  and  sends  all  sinners  to  hell,  how  many  are 
there  probably  now  in  heaven  ?  etc.  ?  etc.  ?  etc.  ? 

Let's  for  once  clean  our  slates  by  a  frank  and  full 
confession ;  and  so  the  writer  leads  off  by  pleading  guilty 
to  every  charge  directly  or  indirectly  inferred.  NEXT  ! 

The  fact  is,  however,  no  person  in  prison  is  really 
disgraced;  but  every  "freeman"  outside  will  be  unless 
the  awful  wrong  now  being  inflicted  on  the  caged  and 
outraged  is  not  quickly  righted :  FOR  YOU  HOLD  IN  HAND 

COMPLETE  AND  FLAWLESS  EVIDENCE  OF  EVERY  PERSON'S 
ABSOLUTE  INNOCENCE  OF  THE  SLIGHTEST  CRIMINAL 


178  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

THOUGHT  OB  ACT — WHETHER  IN  OB  OUT  OP  PRISON — RE- 
GARDLESS OP  WHAT  THEY  DID  OR  MAY  DO,  AND  THIS  CAN- 
NOT BE  REFUTED  :  For  Nature  Makes  No  Mistake — NEVER 
SINS. 

How  often  do  you  suppose  that  any  of  merely  the 
following  mighty  powerful — veritably  obsessing,  imme- 
diate and  stored  influences,  which  now-a-days  ever  handi- 
cap each  thought  and  deed  of  every  person — some  much 
more  than  others,  is  duly  taken  into  account  in  passing 
judgment  of  one  person  on  another,  or — the  spider 
church  on  its  enwebbed  fly;  the  python  court  on  the 
fawn  within  its  coils;  the  chief  kid-napper  warden  on 
the  children  in  his  barred  and  watched  den  ?  Namely- 
Prenatal  abuse;  heredity  of  environment;  transmitted 
conditions  of  parental  diseases  and  mental  turbulence 
during  gestation  or  " marking"  congenital  influences; 
laxated,  impinged  and  defective  nerves;  improper  food, 
clothing  and  sanitation ;  disease,  drugs,  family  rows,  etc. ; 
elemental  exposure;  self-abuse;  sexual  excess;  unfit 
literature;  scant  and  perverse  schooling;  vile  stories; 
superstitious  bile;  braggadocio;  corrupting  example; 
common  ignorance;  cruel  sport;  wanton  killing  of  sub- 
creatures  ;  liquor,  tobacco,  etc. ;  gossip ;  business  thiev- 
ery ;  graft ;  political  trickery ;  general  deception  and  sus- 
picion ;  inequality  of  opportunity ;  general  heartlessness ; 
over  or  under  exercise ;  competition ;  disputes,  fights, 
etc. ;  financial  frenzy ;  necessity  and  power  of  money ; 
official  power;  personal  swaggery;  war,  heroism,  and. 
and,  and  of  the  kind  without  limit — MAKING  UP  EACH 
PERSON'S  DIRECTING  ENVIRONMENT — accruing  with  never 
a  missing  link  of  one's  experience  from  the  instant  of 
conception  to  the  incident  of  action — the  molder  of  every 
personality  and  action — ! 

These  are  a  few  of  the  " INCENTIVES "  or  "CIRCUM- 
STANCES" that  are  ever  entirely  overlooked  by  official- 
dom, but  ever  reflected — in  thought,  condition  and  deed, 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  179 

by  the  victim — the  court  and  prisoner  being  ignorant 
thereof — EVER  DOPED  WITH  THE  VIRUS  OF  FREE  WILL. 

Why,  general  CONDEMNATION  alone — ranging  in 
penalties  from  spitish  hate  to  execution  and  threat  of 
hell,  is  sufficiently  powerful  to  kill  every  whale  in  the 
ocean,  were  it  gauged  to  their  kind;  and  would  anni- 
hilate the  human  race  were  not  man  by  far  the  toughest 
animal  nature  can  produce — capable  of  far  outliving  the 
whale,  under  ideal  conditions.  Simply  the  helplessness 
at  time  of  birth,  slowness  of  development  and  practically 
limitless  capacity  of  man  proves  this. 

It  will  probably  be  of  interest  to  some  to  note  a 
specific  result  or  two  of  these  death  dealing  influences. 
So  as  the  same  problem  is  elsewhere  extensively  dis- 
cussed and  we  are  here  considering  insanity,  the  illus- 
tration will  be  confined  mainly  thereto. 

Everybody  has  probably  noticed  that  the  seriously 
insane  are  generally  very  short  lived  and  that  a  great 
many  attendants — including  their  doctors,  also  very 
often  become  violently  insane  and  quickly  succumb. 
The  same  is  true  in  regard  to  all  ailments — for  they  are 
all  PSYCHO-PHYSICALLY  contagious — ever  transmitted  to 
near  and  remote  fellow  beings — no  one  ever  being  im- 
mune :  Each  at  the  same  distance  conforms  to  a  like  ex- 
tent, but  being  at  the  time  of  greatly  varying  conditions, 
THE  CONSCIOUS  result  corresponds  thereto. 

We  will  precisely  illustrate  the  ACTUAL  to  that  of 
CONSCIOUS  " catching "  of  disease;  and  it's  hoped  the 
reader  will  "catch-on."  Say  that  we  have  five  balance 
scales.  On  the  right  side  they  are  progressively  held 
down  by  from  one  to  five  pounds:  Now  we  place  one 
pound  in  the  left  hopper  of  each,  and  No.  1  balances— 
CONSCIOUS,  and  the  others  are  proportionately  nearer 
thereto.  Put  another  pound  in  each  of  the  others,  and 
No.  2  balances — CONSCIOUS,  and  the  others  just  that 
much  nearer.  Put  another  pound  in  each  of  the  rest  and 


180  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

No.  3  balances — CONSCIOUS,  etc.,  etc.,  until  all  resistance 
regardless  of  varying  degrees  to  overcome  would  bal- 
ance or  become  conscious.  Each  "catching"  the  same 
amount — at  same  distance  from  the  center  of  action,  and 
must  eventually  "come  down."  Each  ever  being  pro- 
portionately weakened  and  just  that  much  more  subject 
to  other  phases  or  disease;  for  disease  is  all  the  same 
except  of  different  degree,  and  becomes  CONSCIOUS  in 
corresponding  variant  cells  of  the  body,  with  which  all 
other  cells — also  being  the  same  of  different  degree,  cor- 
respondingly SYMPATHIZE — none  escaping.  Germs — 
compound  cells  of  virulent  vegetable,  may  transmit  their 
kind  by  contact.  The  virus  of  vaccine  used  in  vaccina- 
tion, and  serums,  are  systemic  alteratives  which — while 
sometimes  preventing  or  curing  specific  ailments,  greatly 
reduce  normal  vitality  and  render  the  subject  an  easy 
victim  to  other  expressions  of  disease.  Drugs  generally 
have  much  the  same  effect.  DRUGS,  SERUMS,  VACCINES 

AND  GERMS :    BACTERIA  ARE  MAINLY  SCAVENGERS.      A  duly 

healthy  human  being  would  be  invulnerable  to  all  such— 
thoroughly  immuned. 

We  have  dissected  many  phases  of  present  human 
affairs  and  in  no  instance  found  them  worthy  of  main- 
taining; and  were  the  process  indefinitely  extended  the 
same  result  would  be  inevitable.  Wherever  the  ideal  has 
been  touched  it  was  of  conditions  we  now  have  not;  yet 
which  are  infinitely  more  desirable  and  practical  for 
man.  Facts,  indeed,  are  stranger  than  fiction :  The  at 
once  strangest  but  inevitable  fact — under  the  conditions, 
however,  will  next  be  recorded.  'Tis  of  the  real  demon 
fountain  of  corruption  from  which  all  the  foregoing,  to- 
gether with  a  vast  horde  of  relatives  has  been  unspar- 
ingly spewed  forth. 

While  we  have  been  discussing  INSANITY  as  mani- 
fested in  many  of  its  prominent  but  heretofore  not  so 
classified  phases:  All  such  will  a  little  further  on  be 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  181 

clearly  shown,  however,  to  be  merely  varying  degrees  of 
that  ALL-INCLUSIVE  BIS-BASE — diverse  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL 
expression  of  discord,  by  means  of  CORRECT  DEFINITION 

AND  ILLUSTRATION  AS  TO  ITS  SCOPE. 

One  of  the  great  defects  of  much  prevalent  so- 
called  science  is — especially  in  therapeutics,  the  great 
generas — as  with  that  of  disease,  is  treated  as  it  were, 
like  taking  a  mile  long  snake  and  chopping  it  into  a 
thousand  sections  and  then  treating  each  piece  as  a  dif- 
ferent class  of  animal  or  thing  instead  of  all  snake  with 
a  little  variation  of  spot  on  each  joint. 

Psychology  alone  is  slashed  into  more  criss-cross 
wrangle  than  there  are  nerves — which  are  practically 
endless  in  number.  Then  comes  physiology,  histiology, 
bacteriology,  etc.,  etc., — each  reading  like  a  bar-room 
row  between  a  dictionary  and  immoral  law.  The  treatises 
on  diagnosis  and  Materia  Medica  make  an  encyclopedia 
look  like  thirty  cents — and  the  doctors  look  wise  instead 
of  being  so.  And  yet  there  are  hundreds  of  other  cults, 
each  having  a  slice  of  the  same  snake — as  long  as  it  held 
out,  but  not  so  considered  and  treated ;  the  rest  hanging 
on  to  a  hunk  of  cat,  dog,  rat,  weasel,  frog  or  any  old 
thing — just  so  it's  good  bait  for  suckers,  and  now-a-days 
anything  from  hot  air  to  old  horse-shoes  is  good  POR- 
COIN-DOPE  in  cases  of  FORLORN-HOPE — vilely  slashed  and 
hashed  snake. 

By  the  time  these  deceiving  dissectors  and  doctors 
of  man  get  through  with  him,  one  would  think  he  was 
made  up  of  a  junk  shop,  sewer,  barnyard,  drugstore  and 
busted  bank,  but  he  looks  like  a  friendless  corpse.  Yes, 
this  is  all  true  except  the  snake  was  too  short,  and  I  for- 
got to  mention  that  there  are  two  suckers  born  every 
second — "POOR  DEVILS,"  there  being  limitless  "practi- 
tioners" and  "patients." 

Indeed,  there  is  many  a  truth  spoken  in  a  joke,  even 
plenty  of  them  so  great  and  true  as  to  be  otherwise  un- 


188  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

mentionable;  that's  why  the  life  of  mankind  is  turning 
unto  yarns  of  Hindoo  dreams  and  cobra  tricks — our 
bodies  into  mere  garbage  of  pus  from  drugs  and  mental 
slush. 

Some  tell  us  that  sickness  is  all  mental,  others  that 
it  is  all  physical,  and  others  that  it 's  sort  of  a  cock-tail ; 
even  many  piously  affirm  that  sickness  and  death  is  a 
fake — for  there's  nothing  to  get  sick  or  die — which  is 
just  now  the  most  successful  sucker  trap.  The  stern  fact 
is,  the  more  ridiculous  an  idea  is,  the  better  bait  it 
makes:  EVER  ADDITION  INSTEAD  OP  ELIMINATION  OP 

PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  POISON. 

Now  these  wonderful  truths  are  not  stated  to  be 
merely  laughed  at,  but  for  serious  consideration  in  con- 
nection with  the  stupendous  problem  under  discussion. 

We  have  had  no  trouble  in  finding  plenty  of  wrong 
to  explain,  but  no  right — unless  it 's  of  what  we  have  not. 
The  fact  is,  not  one  right  social  condition  can  be  found. 
If  even  a  single  correct  state  of  affairs  can  be  shown,  this 
work  will  be  abandoned  at  once;  for  THE  PANACEA  can 
be  built  only  upon  a  complete  failure;  when  the  race 
as  a  whole  has  reached  its  highest  endurable  state  of 
discord. 

We  have  just  clearly  seen  that  the  life  of  man  is 
now  being  juggled  with  by  various  bands  of  quarreling 
clumsy  clowns  for  nothing  else  in  any  instance  except 
lucre.  Yet  the  reader  holds  in  hand  a  treatise,  fully  ex- 
plaining how  it  is  easily  and  quickly  practical  to  change 
the  present  veritable  sucker  and  death  trap,  into  a 
process  of  uniformly  living  a  painless  life  unto  many, 
many  folds  that  it  is  possible  for  any  one  now  to  attain. 
Nothing  ever  accomplished  by  man  is  easier  or  more 
feasible  than  to  convert  the  present  warring  scramble — 
without  a  healthy  person  to  its  credit,  into  a  world  wide 
system  of  unity  and  perfection :  BECAUSE — IN  THE  FINAL, 

EVERY  PERSON  EARNESTLY  DESIRES  IT. 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  183 

Well  at  last  the  time  and  place  is  reached  when  the 
shock  evidence  in  the  case  is  to  be  frankly  recorded ;  for 
no  stone  should  be  left  unturned  till  we  find  the  stealthy 
and  heartless  wretch  that  lures  our  best  and  all  the  rest 
unto  an  untimely  grave. 

Now  may  be  when  found,  he  or  she  or  it  will  be 
recognized  as  THE  PARENT  AND  SUPPORT  OF  ALL  OUR  ILLS 

— OF  WHICH  ALL  ARE  ILL,  AND  WHO  IN  YOUTH  IT  SLYLY 
KILLS.  WOULD  IT  NOT  BE  LUCK  WERE  THAT  TRUE  AND  WE 
COULD  IN  TURN  ONCE  FOR  ALL  BURY  IT  DEEP?  We  have 

just  seen  that  no  doctor  knows  the  source  or  remedy 
of  the  frightful  and  seemingly  never  ending  world-wide 
scourge;  for  none  escape  its  hot  breath  and  clammy 
hand.  So — as  'tis  sort  of  in  the  air  that  this  is  about  the 
right  season  and  spot  to  catch  the  monster,  let's  be 
mighty  careful  and  watchful  lest  the  fox  escape  or  get 
us  first. 

Indeed,  me  wonders  how  the  thing  can  look,  or  if 
with  eyes  or  mind  can  look  at  all — he  who  for  so  many 
years  has  daily  slain  his  thousands  of  Nature 's  best  while 
yet  at  the  mother's  breast.  Ah,  but  care  me  not  if  blind 
as  death  or  can  the  sun  out-see,  should  I  these  hands 
once  on  him  rest,  me  swear  his  time  of  doom  hath  come. 
Even  such  is  my  vow,  both  then  and  now. 

Most  people  have  often  heard  the  statement  that 
"nearly  every  one  is  at  times  insane  on  some  subject." 
The  writer  has  heard  that  remark  many  times  and  quite 
as  often  indignantly  disputed. 

We  shall  now  concisely  but  correctly  and  plainly  ex- 
amine the  all-important  problem — SEEK  THE  BOTTOM 

TRUTH  IN  REGARD  TO  IT — FOR  NOTHING  CAN  BE  MORE  DE- 
SIRABLE OR  NECESSARY. 

HISTORICALLY:  It  is  only  the  last  few  years  that 
anything  has  been  known  about  the  function  of  the 
brain.  The  Hebrews  believed  the  heart  to  be  the  organ 
of  the  soul — which  did  the  thinking  and  directing.  Plato 


184  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

had  a  vague  idea  that  the  brain  had  something  to  do 
with  thought,  but  he  hadn't  the  slightest  conception  as 
to  why  and  the  process :  His  suggestions,  however,  were 
ridiculed  "out  of  court"  by  Aristotle,  Hippocrates  and 
their  followers. 

THE  BIBLE  HASN  'T  THE  WORD  BRAIN  IN  IT,  nor  is  the 
brain  as  the  seat  of  thought  referred  to,  but  other  organs 
are.  One  of  the  psalmists  says  that  his  "reins" — kid- 
neys, "instructed  him  in  the  night  seasons."  Another 
that  *  *  The  Lord  trieth  the  heart  and  kidneys. ' '  Jeremiah 
— heralded  as  the  savant  in  knowledge  of  man  in  his  day, 
said  that  the  people  "had  the  Lord  in  their  mouth 
but  not  in  their  kidneys."  Paul  speaks  of  the  "bowels 
of  mercy,"  etc.  Even  way  down  in  English  history  they 
wrote  of — "two  fellows  of  the  same  kidney." 

Of  course,  as  nothing  of  consequence  was  known 
about  the  function  of  brain  until  less  than  one  hundred 
and  fifty  years  ago,  the  parties  who  wrote  and  compiled 
The  Bible— much  of  it  100  to  300  years  after  The  Christ 
"ideal"  marks  the  beginning  of  this  era,  they  conse- 
quently could  say  nothing  about  its  importance,  nor  un- 
derstand the  phenomena ;  hence,  the  inevitable  erroneous 
conclusions.  They  believed  THE  IMAGES  OF  their  visions 
— dreams,  were  inspired  or  real — as  the  ignorant  on  the 
subject  do  today. 

The  real  difference  between  nerves  and  small  cords 
— which  were  alike  called  "tendons,"  was  not  known 
for  near  fifteen  hundred  years  after  the  time  of  Christ. 

The  insane  were  supposed  to  be  possessed  of 
demons.  Didn't  Christ  cast  evil  spirits  out  of  a  queer 
one  and  into  a  drove  of  hogs  ?  So,  what  could  they  have 
known  of  the  brain  or  nerves — the  intricate  mechanism 
making  all  sentient  creatures  possible — especially  man; 
without  an  understanding  of  which  no  one  can  be  sure 
of  knowing  much  even  of  anything  else.  This  alone 
shows  how  unreliable  The  Bible  is  AS  A  BASIC  GUIDE. 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  185 

Ye  gods!  did  you  ever  read  a  chapter  oil  " Black 
Art  or  witchcraf  tery  "  ?  Libraries  are  jammed  with 
books  in  regard  to  the  centuries  of  the  "holy  fright." 
It 's  enough  to  make  an  Indian 's  hair  curl ;  which  by  no 
means  is  wiped  out — all  spirit  and  spiritualistic  phe- 
nomena being  precisely  the  same  of  somewhat  varied  ex- 
pressions and  degrees — the  change  resulting  from  corre- 
sponding variation  of  teachings. 

It  was  not  until  about  1784  that  Dr.  Benj.  Bush — of 
Philadelphia,  in  this  country;  and  1795  when  Dr.  Phil- 
lippe  Peniel  of  Paris,  interested  themselves  in  behalf 
of  the  insane,  that  the  extremely  mental  deranged  were 
not  considered  simply  possessed  of  Devils — chained  in 
dungeons  and  atrociously  punished.  This  was  the  birth 
of  understanding  the  brain. 

The  problem  has  been  a  very  difficult  one — owing 
to  the  mainly  incorrect  way  it  has  been  studied.  Even 
today  its  true  function  is  not  in  the  slightest  generally 
recognized — which  includes  most  psychologists  and 
alienists. 

The  dogma  of  FREE  WILL  is  still  dominant  in  power ; 
the  demon  is  still  staunchly  enthroned.  The  Soul,  God, 
Devil,  Spirit,  Angels,  Imps,  etc.,  are  all  still  in  the  minds 
of  people — firmly  as  ever.  The  violently  insane  only 
having  been  freed  from  execration,  dungeons,  hangmen 
and  hell.  The  by  far  greater  section  of  insanity,  that 
of  the  so-called  criminal — if  without  plenty  of  " dough," 
are  still  "up  against  the  real  thing." 

Their  God-like  souls — when  praying  or  rich,  are  fa- 
vored, but  the  "demons"  when  stealing  and  poor,  still 
bring  the  lash  of  condemnation,  chains,  death  and  threat 
of  everlasting  molten  brimstone  upon  their  tender 
backs.  The  idea  of  FREE  WILL  is  the  fiercest  "spirit" 
this  world  has  ever  known,  in  fact  it  is  the  parent  and 
support  of  all  debasing  plight,  fright,  fight,  spite  and 
might. 


186  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

The  dogma  of  PERSONAL  RESPONSIBILITY  AND  SIN  has 
burned  "The  Lord  only  knows"  how  many  thousands 
or  millions  at  the  stake,  and  caused  billions  to  wither 
and  rot  in  horrible  prison  cells. 

The  fright  of  punishment  and  hell  has  kept  the 
nerves  of  mankind  on  fire  for  thousands  of  years — alone 
causing  many  times  more  premature  death  than  all  wars 
combined.  Nothing  kills  more  certain  or  painfully  than 
fright,  in  fact  it  is  the  very  fountain  of  middle  age 
death. 

EVERY  PRAYER  is  UTTERED  BECAUSE  OF  FEAR.  Man- 
kind is  literally  obsessed  of  it.  It's  the  "crime"  of  the 
ages — born  of  IGNORANCE.  Man  is  now  entirely  ruled  by 
fright  instead  of  light,  and  every  whit  of  it  is  rooted 
in  the  demon  dogma  of  FREE  WILL.  Millions  are  today 
in  tomb-like  cells  solely  because  of  it.  Everybody  are 
frightened  of  and,  therefore,  filled  with  hell — which  dis- 
ease their  brain  and  they  literally  "play  hell."  Every 
word  of  this  is  true  as  sun-light,  and  whether  the  reader 
and  world  of  people  are  sane  enough  to  see  and  correct 
the  untellably  horrible  evil,  it  is  true  just  the  same — 
none  escaping  its  torture  and  untimely  summons. 

If  it  is  true,  every  person  who  reads  this  work  or  is 
otherwise  made  cognizant  of  the  fact  and  do  not  use 
their  every  possible  means  to  prevent  further  perpetra- 
tion of  the  awful  world-wide  outrage  of  reason  and  the 
condition  of  millions,  is  an  accessory  to  an  evil,  which  in 
comparison  relegates  all  wars  to  the  class  of  purring 
kittens.  While  if  it  is  not  true,  then  any  person  who 
would  even  attempt  to  put  such  as  this  work  before  the 
people,  should — it  will  be  widely  believed,  be  tortured 
unto  death  by  a  slow  fire ;  and  then,  indeed,  the  '  *  eternal 
torment  of  hell  would  be  too  good  for  him."  And  too, 
one  of  these  two  alternatives  must  be  the  stern  fact  we 
seek. 

So,  now  by  a  fair  and  square  trial  of  the  case,  we 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  187 

will  "once  for  all"  put  the  blame  for  causing  these 
ceaseless  groans,  and  ever  murdering  humanity  in  youth, 
precisely  where  it  belongs — and  "may  The  Devil  have 
the  carcass  of  the  guilty  is  right" — ? 

NOW  FOB  THE  EVIDENCE  AND  DECISION  IN  THE  SU- 
PREME COURT  OF  REASON. 

Of  course  no  one  could  properly  be  classed  as 
INSANE  on  any  phase  of  their  mental  state  where  func- 
tioning intelligently  or  RIGHT.  So  every  act  that  has 
or  can  be  duly  pronounced  as  being  INSANE  must  be 
traced  to  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  WRONG  DOING — IGNORANCE. 

Hence,  one's  SANITY  OR  INSANITY  ever  hinges  on 
their  functioning  to  RIGHT  OR  WRONG.  Self-evidently, 
therefore,  it  is  necessary  to  first  clearly  establish  just 
what  always  constitutes  the  true  parting  of  the  ways  of 
RIGHT  AND  WRONG — as  a  true  basis  of  judgment,  before 
even  a  correct  start  in  consideration  of  the  problem  can 
be  made. 

What  constitutes  RIGHT  and  WRONG — the  all-impor- 
tant basis  of  judgment,  has  never  been  more  than 
vaguely  understood  or  defined;  in  fact  it  is  one  of  the 
great  many  aged  conundrums  which  are  mainly  rele- 
gated to  PERSONAL  OPINION  for  solution — admitting  un- 
limited variation  of  premise  for  judgment,  and  corre- 
sponding diversity  of  conclusions;  the  result  of  which 
we  constantly  see  in  the  way  of  STRIFE — ranging  from 
"friendly"  arguments  to  vicious  disputes,  fighting, 
murder,  prisons,  noose,  social  or  bloody  war,  etc.,  at  all 
times  the  world  over — disagreement  on  practically  every 
subject. 

The  true  basis  of  judgment  is  now  stated  as  sort  of 
mixture  of  The  Bible,  Law,  Etiquette,  Religious  Con- 
victions, Custom,  Class  and  Caste,  Experience,  etc., 
which  not  only  greatly  varies  every  mile  the  world  over 
—laws  and  local  custom  being  greatly  different  in  every 
town,  state  and  nation,  but  each  "free  subject"  under- 


188  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

stands  the  conglomerate  mass  their  own  way — TO  WHICH 

THEY  ADD  A  PERSONAL  OPINION,  THAT  ALL  ABE  WRONG  BUT 

SELF — and  " fight  for  their  RIGHTS." 

This  last  is  ever  that  supreme  court  of  PERSONAL 
OPINION  we  call  CONSCIENCE,  which  is  now  more  gener- 
ally conceded  to  be  the  right  guide  than  anything  else. 
And  yet,  as  each  one's  conscience  is  the  product  of  per- 
sonal experience — which  in  every  instance  is  vastly  dif- 
ferent, no  two  individual  directing  agencies  ever  being 
the  same ;  even  alas,  each  conscience  is  constantly  under- 
going change  as  dictated  by  varying  combination  of 
experiences  as  they  accrue  throughout  life. 

Thus  at  a  glance  we  clearly  see  how  chaotic  and 
generally  unreliable  the  present  conception  of  RIGHT  AND 
WRONG  is.  And  too,  the  basis  of  PSYCHOLOGISTS  AND 
ALIENISTS — for  judgment  of  the  same  subject,  is  not 
much  improved. 

While  legally  every  person  is  expected  to  under- 
stand and  conform  to  the  law,  the  millions  of  accumu- 
lated edicts  now  vary  at  the  rate  of  way  over  fifty  thou- 
sand changes  a  year,  which  no  lawyer  or  judge  under- 
stands, nor  in  regard  to  which  do  any  two  ever  agree; 
each  case  being  " learnedly"  contested  by  rival  attor- 
neys, and  judges  continually  reverse  one  another's 
decisions. 

There  are  alone  thousands  of  more  or  less  varying 
CONSTITUTIONS  or  basic  laws,  each  forever  undergoing 
change — often  by  complete  substitution.  As  to  how 
Nations  agree,  the  thousands  of  wars — including  the 
present  skirmish  with  its  17,000,000  casualties  and  a 
total  of  near  $500,000,000,000  in  money  and  property 
loss — say  nothing  of  the  many  folds  in  kind  that  must 
accrue  therefrom — if  this  warning  to  change  the  system 
is  not  duly  heeded,  ought  to  suffice  as  convicting  evi- 
dence in  the  case  of  our  supreme  institutions. 

A   definite  knowledge  of  what  always  constitutes 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  189 

RIGHT  AND  WRONG  has  heretofore  been  handicapped  by  an 
equal  poverty  in  understanding  of  The  Will,  Love, 
Telepathy  or  Cause  and  Effect,  Hypnotism,  Life,  Mind, 
Spirit,  Matter,  Cause  of  Disease,  etc.,  etc.  Then  above 
all,  the  essential  basic  guide  in  dealing  with  the  vast 
range  of  PSYCHO-PHYSICS — The  Law  of  Human  Nature, 
had  apparently  never  even  been  dreamed  of.  So  the 
reader  may  readily  realize  how  utterly  impossible  it  was 
— with  all  of  these  directly  associated  phases  of  men- 
tality merely  guessed  at  in  a  multiple  of  a  thousand  and 
one  ways,  for  any  one  to  correctly  deal  with  the  all- 
inclusive  problem  of  insanity.  This  work,  however, 
entirely  clears  the  field,  so  that  every  problem  is  easily 
and  fully  understood.  Which  in  turn  furnishes — for 
the  first  time,  the  proper  basis  upon  which  to  correctly 
construct  the  great  superimposing  structure  of  social 
and  governmental  affairs  of  man. 

Heretofore,  practically  every  phase  of  human  af- 
fairs have  been  running  riot  much  as  mathematics  would 
without  definite  rules  as  guides,  or  as  astronomy  did 
before  The  Law  of  Gravity  was  formulated,  or  as  either 
would  with  many  missing  or  misfit  links  in  the  process. 
Every  calculation  and  conclusion  must  be  incorrect  and 
the  confusion  grow  in  proportion  to  number  of  problems 
involved — just  as  we  have  found  is  the  case  with  the 
general  affairs  and  condition  of  the  race. 

With  these  self-evident  and  mighty  truths  fresh  in 
mind,  it  may  impel  the  reader  to  at  least  partially 
realize  the  almighty  importance  of  duly  comprehending 
the  following  correct  definition  of  RIGHT  AND  WRONG,  and 
the  concluding  short  discussion  of  INSANITY.  Of  course 
an  understanding  of  the  associate  problems — some  of 
which  having  just  been  mentioned,  must  be  gleaned  from 
an  explanation  of  them  in  other  chapters  of  this  work 
—for  it  is  impracticable  to  recapitulate  them  here. 

RIGHT  AND  WRONG  are  respectively  suggestive  of 


190  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

GAIN  AND  LOSS — primarily  of  LIFE.  Hence,  as  COSMOS  OR 
UNIVERSE  can  neither  lose  or  gain — decay  of  THINGS  or 
BEINGS  forever  being  Natural  and  Necessary  as  their 
growth,  what  we  term  RIGHT  AND  WRONG,  therefore,  is 
confined  in  the  final  solely  to  a  consideration  of  SELF  in 
the  ever  surging  battle  of  Survival  of  the  Fittest — where 
each  have  a  chance  at  gain  or  loss  in  life  of  SELF,  which 
include  the  vast  range  of  settings  or  tools  thereof — essen- 
tial tO  the  LIFE  OF  SELF. 

It  seems  strange  that  the  basic  problem  of  RIGHT 
AND  WRONG  has  not  heretofore  been  completely  solved 
and  the  all-important  fact  universally  made  known ;  for 
nothing  is  more  self-evident  or  easier  to  understand- 
in  a  blanket  way,  than  what  at  all  times  and  under  every 
circumstance  clearly  constitutes  the  basis  thereof;  for  in 
the  final  none  have  more  than  the  one  problem  of  con- 
sideration— THE  LIFE  OF  SELF.  This  is  why  all  religions 
—based  on  various  theories  as  to  the  extension  of  life, 
have  ever  found  ready  adherents — regardless  of  how 
ridiculous  they  may  be,  and  THE  SOLE  REASON  WHY  THE 

PRINCIPLE  ESPOUSED  BY  THIS  WORK — CONCISELY  EXPLAIN- 
ING THE  FINAL  TRUTH  SOUGHT  BY  ITS  MANY  PREDECESSORS. 
WILL  QUICKLY  AND  PERMANENTLY  SUPPLANT  ALL  OTHERS. 

AND  TOO,  SUCH   BEING  IRREFUTABLY  THE  CASE,   is  AN 

AMPLE  REASON  WHY  THIS  WORK  SHOULD  BE  AT  ONCE 
AUTHORITATIVELY  PLACED  IN  EVERY  PERSON 's  HANDS  ;  AND 
EACH  LIKEWISE  IMPELLED  TO  STUDY  SAME  UNTO  A  COM- 
PLETE UNDERSTANDING  OF  THE  PRINCIPLES  INVOLVED. 
THUS  QUICKLY  AND  FIRMLY  ESTABLISHING  A  CORRECT 

COMMON  VITAL  BASIS  FOR  GENERAL  SOCIAL  RELATIONS. 
NOTHING  COULD  BE  MORE  TIMELY  OR  IMPORTANT,  AND — AS 
IN  THE  FINAL  EVERYONE  IS  CRAVING  FOR  THE  TRUTH — OR 
— LIFE  MORE  ABUNDANT,  NO  OTHER  DOING  WOULD  BE  AS 

QUICKLY,  THOROUGHLY  AND  LASTINGLY  APPRECIATED— 
EVEN  BY  THOSE  WHO  AT  FIRST  UNWITTINGLY  OPPOSE  IT,  AS 
SUCH  WOULD  BE  FINALLY  HAILED  BY  ALL. 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  191 

Those  who  promote  this  will  be  duly  enshrined  in 
the  heart  of  man,  while  they  who  oppose  the  universally 
longed  for  uplift,  will  sink  into  ignominious  oblivion; 

and — THE  DAY  OF  RIGHTEOUS  JUDGMENT  OP  SERVICE  IS 
NEAR  AT  HAND  ;  EVEN  SUCH  WILL  BE  BORN  OF  UNDERSTAND- 
ING RIGHT  AND  WRONG,  WHICH  WILL  NOW  BE  BROADLY  DE- 
FINED,— TEN  WORDS  WILL  BASICALLY  SUFFICE  FOR  EACH: 

As  follows — 

**PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  INTELLIGENCE  OR 
SANITY— PEOMOTIVE  OF  LIFE,  IS  RIGHT.** 

**PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  IGNORANCE  OR  IN- 
SANITY—CONDUCIVE OF  DEATH,  IS  WRONG.** 

The  Natural  Law  under  which  we  function — *The 
Greatest  Degree  of  Pleasure  Attainable  With  the  Com- 
bined Relative  Experience  in  Action,  is  at  All  Times 
Precisely  Expressed  by  Each  Individual*  Nature's 
Books  Ever  Being  Accurately  Balanced  to  Date,*  in- 
clude the  doing  of  both  RIGHT  AND  WRONG;  for  *The 
Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every 

Act* — THAT  OF  INTELLIGENCE  BEING  CONSTRUCTIVE  AND 
THOSE  OF  IGNORANCE  EVER  DESTRUCTIVE — EXPERIENCE 
CONSTITUTING  THE  INERRANT  GUIDE  OF  IMPULSE,  ALIKE 
FOR  WEAL  OR  WOE  RESULTS. 

We  have  found  that  INTELLIGENCE  or  RIGHT — the 
function  of  SANITY,  is  the  elixir  of  LIFE  ;  and  that  IGNO- 
RANCE OF  WRONG — the  process  of  INSANITY,  is  the  virus  of 
DEATH.  In  other  words,  that  INTELLIGENCE  AND  RIGHT 

OR  SANITY  ARE  SYNONYMS — each  spelling  LIFE  MORE 
ABUNDANT.  While  IGNORANCE  AND  WRONG  OR  INSANITY 

ARE  SYNONYMS — each  impelling  DEATH  EQUALLY  DOMI- 
NANT. 

STUDY  THIS  BY  ASSISTANCE  OF  THE  CHART. 
Elsewhere — Chapter  V,   it   is   plainly  shown  that 

SELF-PRESERVATION  is  the  SEMI-NATURAL  LAW  OF  SANITY, 
HEALTH,  CONSTRUCTION,  EVOLUTION,  ETC.,  while  SELF- 
DESTRUCTION — the  other  half,  embraces  INSANITY,  DIS- 


192  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

EASE,     DESTRUCTION,     DEVOLUTION,     ETC. — which     together 

constitute  the   full  Law  of  SELF-SATISFACTION — stated 
just  above. 

By  quite  an  extensive  explanation — under  the  cap- 
tion of  JEHOVAH  AND  CAUSATION,  Love  and  The  Will  are 
correctly  shown  to  combine  in  THE  WILL  OF  LOVE,  and 
ever  directed  by  The  Law  under  which  we  inexorably 
function — for  good  or  evil.  It  is  also  plainly  shown  in 
the  section  expounding  Universal  Telepathy — really 
Cause  and  Effect  or  FEELING  AND  REFLECTING  THE  DIS- 
TANT, that  the  world  of  human  beings  are  even  more 
EQUILIBRIALLY  INTERDEPENDENT  than  are  the  cells  of 
one's  body.  Then  it  is  made  equally  evident  that  DIS- 
CORD— the  result  of  ignorance  or  insanity  and  vice  versa 
— as  with  Cause  and  Effect,  is  the  basis  of  disease  and 
sole  cause  of  premature  death,  which  now  slays  every 
person  in  infancy  when  compared  with  POSSIBLE  UNI- 
FORM LONGEVITY;  while  in  turn  it  is  proven  in  the 
chapter  on  The  Capacity  of  Man,  that  were  HARMONY— 
intelligence  or  sanity,  duly  maintained — as  herein  com- 
pletely proven  it  is  easy  to  do,  HUMAN  BEINGS  ARE 
CAPABLE  OF  ATTAINING  OMNISCIENCE  or  complete  knowl- 
edge of  Nature's  process — also  made  plainly  manifest 
under  The  Range  of  Evolution,  requiring  at  least  one 
thousands  years  of  blissful — INTELLIGENT,  RIGHT,  SANE 

OR  HARMONIOUS  LIFE. 

Thus  by  a  catenation  of  a  few  salient  and  supremely 
important  facts,  it  is  made  obvious  that  man  is  as  much 
the  creature  of  Cosmic  Principle  as  is  the  going  and 
coming  of  comets.  In  truth,  no  further  evidence  is  re- 
quired by  any  competent  scientist  to  prove  that  MAN  is 
IRRESPONSIBLE,  than  is  inherent  in  the  all-inclusive  and 
inviolable  Natural  Principle  of  Cause  and  Effect — 

ACTION   AND   REACTION   ARE  EQUAL,   the   absolute   proof   of 
ETERNAL    CONSERVATION    OF   WHAT   IS;    that   CREATION — as 

"in  the  beginning,"  is  a  myth. 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  193 

It  is  generally  conceded  that  SUICIDE  is  AN  ACT  OF 
INSANITY  ;  which  is  a  fact  not  only  clearly  shown  by  the 
foregoing,  but  so  often  heretofore  proven,  that  it  would 
be  more  imposition  than  information  to  further  discuss 
that  phase  of  the  problem  here.  Which,  however,  cor- 
rectly implies  that  any  and  every  act  that  is  inimical  to 
life  is  a  degree  of  suicide  and,  therefore,  A  LIKE  DEGREE 
OP  INSANITY — forget  this  not,  for  it  will  a  little  later 
reappear  as  a  broad-side  battery  of  machine  guns — 
charged  with  thunder-bolts. 

One  of  the  first  difficulties  we  found  was,  that  the 
problem  of  insanity  had  no  reliable  basis,  which  has  al- 
ready been  furnished  by  definitely  establishing  the  exact 
parting  of  the  ways  of  RIGHT  AND  WRONG — by  clearly 
seeing  that  they  respectively  champion  LIFE  AND  DEATH 

—Or — INTELLIGENCE  AND  IGNORANCE — Or — HARMONY  AND 
DISCORD  ;  TRUTH  AND  ERROR,  GOOD  AND  BAD,  etc.,  etc. 

It  is  also  a  fact  that  the  problem  of  insanity  has 
been  seriously  defective  from  not  knowing  its  limita- 
tions; but  we  likewise  found  that  immense  section  of 
links  buried  in  the  base;  for  we  have  absolutely  proven 

that  IGNORANCE  AND  INSANITY  ARE  ONE  AND  THE  SAME; 
THAT  THEY  ARE  SYNONYMOUS  IN  MEANING  AND  ALIKE  IN 
EFFECT  ;  THAT  THEIR  RANGE  IS  THAT  INFINITY  OF  DEGREES 
FROM  PERFECT  HEALTH  TO  THE  GRAVE;  THAT  A  PERSON  IS 
INSANE  PRECISELY  TO  THE  DEGREE  OF  THEIR  IGNORANCE 
AND  VICE  VERSA  ;  AND  THAT  EACH  DEGREE  IS  A  LIKE  FACTOR 
OF  SUICIDE. 

This  of  course  applies — as  indicated  by  the  Law,  to 
the  portion  of  possible  attainments  that  is  PSYCHO- 
PHYSICALLY  IN  ACTION — both  conscious  and  unconscious. 
Such  as  is  still  in  the  native  state — as  with  the  dormant 
section  of  children's  condition  and  many  inexperienced 
grown  people,  is  NEGATIVE;  but  that  which  has  been 
brought  into  action  is  ever  POSITIVE  for  good  or  evil — 
each  personality  or  general  psycho-physical  condition — 


194  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

in  any  one's  case,  being  NATURE'S  BOOK  BALANCED  TO 
DATE:  Each — even  the  "negatives" — however,  are  con- 
stantly being  sub-consciously  moulded  for  weal  or  woe 
by  the  influence  of  all  others — which  they  reflect. 

Consciousness  at  any  one  time — even  if  all  during 
life  is  combined  in  the  consideration,  represents  but  an 
infinitesimally  small  section  of  the  phenomena  that  may 
rightly  be  classed  as  mentality;  for  only  a  minute  frac- 
tion of  any  one's  experience  ever  becomes  "dominant," 
except  as  a  slight  constituent  pigment  of  many  composite 
pictures  that  flit  to  the  observed  screen.  Consciousness 
—compared  to  experience,  is  quite  aptly  illustrated  in 
principle  and  proportion,  by  thinking  of  ONE  compared 
with  the  many  thousands  of  distinctively  different  pic- 
tures that  are  separately  but  very  rapidly  thrown  in 
duly  associated  succession  upon  the  screen  in  the  make- 
up of  an  all-evening's  moving  picture  play:  Only,  that 
the  exhaustless  storehouse  of  experience  is  to  that  of  an 
incident  of  consciousness — with  its  penumbra  or  vig- 
nette, as  the  ocean  is  to  a  drop  of  water — each  drop 
occasionally  rising  to  the  top  and  for  an  instant — along 
with  an  infinity  of  others,  forms  the  surface ;  yet,  regard- 
less of  where  any  drop  may  be,  it  does  its  pro-rata  part 
in  all  that  the  great  sea  accomplishes — SAME  AS  "DROPS" 

OP  EXPERIENCE. 

For  instance,  an  inveterate  smoker,  drunkard, 
"drug  fiend"  or  such,  may  detest  their  vile  habit  unto 
consciously  cursing  it  and  "swearing  off"  a  thousand 
times;  yet,  until  the  great  subconscious  realm  votes  a 
majority  of  its  stock  in  agrement  to  quit,  its  will  is  done 
and  consciousness  must  cheerfully  or  shamefully — as  the 
case  may  be,  abide  thereby.  And  yet,  consciousness  and 
subconsciousness  are  not  two  different  minds,  but  one 
and  the  same — ever  interchanging  places  and  combina- 
tions. A  multiple  of  millions  of  people  have  had  these 
experiences — of  whom  the  writer  is  one,  and  probably 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  195 

the  reader  is  another.  The  fact  is,  this  mind  literally 
constitutes  a  person — EVERY  WHIT  OP  IT  IN  EVERY  IN- 
STANCE HAVING  BEEN  ACQUIRED. 

The  foregoing  not  only  illustratively  explains  many 
knotty  questions,  but  clearly  shows  how  relentlessly 
many  people  who  are  neither  legally  or  generally  con- 
sidered insane  or  criminals  are  impelled  to  evil  doing, 
often  through  life — unto  death,  ever  against  their  ear- 
nest desire — ENTIRELY  BY  INFLUENCES  FROM  WITHOUT. 
In  fact,  nearly  every  person  is  now  afflicted  with  from 
one  to  many  of  these  more  or  less  injurious  habits — from 
which  they  sincerely  long  to  be  free.  Indeed,  it  would 
be  hard  to  find  a  person  who  cheerfully  clings  to  any  bad 
habit — most  of  them  openly  acknowledge  their  "foolish 
weakness."  IN  OTHER  WORDS,  MANY  ARE  CONSCIOUSLY 

SANE  WHILE  BEING  SYSTEMICALLY  "  CRAZY  AS  LOONS " — 
ACTIONS  EVER  SPEAKING  LOUDER  THAN  WORDS. 

A  little  ways  back  we  were  gazing  in  the  mirror, 
and  some  may  surmise  that  we  haven't  left  it  at  all.  But 
lest  others  have  forgotten  SELF,  we  will  presently  all-at- 
once  do  the  grand  stunt  of  GENERAL  SELF-INTROSPECTION. 

If  anything  was  ever  proven  beyond  a  possible 
doubt,  then  THE  SAMENESS  OF  IGNORANCE  AND  INSANITY 

HAS  BEEN  ESTABLISHED  AS  A  FACT.      Indeed,  it  IS  Self-evi- 

dent  that  a  person  is  insane  precisely  to  the  degree  of 
not  knowing  or  doing  what  is  right.  For  instance,  if  a 
person  cannot  clearly  see — from  merely  what  has  been 
pointed  out,  that  ignorance  and  insanity  are  not  simply 
twins,  but  one  and  the  same,  they  are  convicted  on  the 
very  first  count  of  being  insane ;  FOR  THEY  ARE  NOT  TWO 

THAT  LOOK  ALIKE,  BUT  ONE  THAT  LOOKS  LIKE  TWO.      And 

too,  it  is  a  deadly  disease  that  can  be  completely  cured 
only  by  the  entire  race  first  duly  recognizing  its  true 
character  and  then  uniformly  taking  a  corresponding 
dose  of  INTELLIGENCE  OR  SANITY — its  only  possible  anti- 
dote ;  for  we  have  elsewhere  plainly  seen  that  it  is  con- 


196  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

tagious  from  any  part  of  the  globe :  Furthermore,  that 
it  is  the  basis  and  structure  of  every  disease  known  or 
possible  to  be  known  to  man ;  and  that  it  now  digs  a  grave 
for  every  person  in  infancy. 

Now  then,  all  those  who  do  not  from  this  clearly 
see  that  such  is  a  literal  fact,  prove  themselves  insane 
on  this  the  second  count.  This  being  true,  all  those  who 
"DULY  REALIZE  THE  FACTS  INVOLVED"  and  do  not 
promptly  lend  a  liberal  helping  hand  in  the  urgent  task 
of  wiping  out  the  world-wide  scourge,  are  hypocrites; 
which  in  the  final  means  that  they  really  don't  see  it 
and  are,  therefore,  doubly  insane  on  that  point;  for 
there  never  was  a  hypocrite  or  slacker  genuine  Natural 
Scientist:  Nor  will  any  dominantly  sane  person  know- 
ingly contribute  to  murder  and  suicide,  but  will  resist 
both  with  all  their  might. 

Now  we  will  put  on  THE  GENERAL  INTROSPECTION 

CRUCIAL  TEST. 

Many  phases  of  disagreement  have  already  been 
noted,  but  for  the  purpose  of  more  clearly  and  forcibly 
showing  how  general  the  discord  is,  and  its  mighty  effect 
for  evil;  we  will  suppose  that  a  "free  speech "  or 
"thought  exchange"  debating  society  of  say  one  thou- 
sand average  class  of  people  are  assembled,  for  the  dis- 
cussion of  various  vital  problems  of  the  day. 

Before  the  subjects  are  given  out,  however,  a  few 
all-important  points  should  be  clearly  gotten  in  mind. 
Namely,  that — THERE  is  NEVER  MORE  THAN  ONE  CORRECT 

ANSWER  TO  ANY   QUESTION  OF  LIFE,   THAN   THERE  IS  TO   A 

PROBLEM  IN  MATHEMATICS.  In  other  words,  of  two  or 
more  answers  or  opinions  in  regard  to  any  subject,  ALL 
MUST  BE  WRONG  BUT  ONE,  even  if  any  is  right — which  is 
now  seldom  the  case. 

Then  again  we  should  bear  in  mind  that  even  if  a 
given  person  is  right  on  a  given  question,  that  the  same 
party  may  be  wrong  in  regard  to  others.  Try  to  get  this 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  197 

proper  basis  of  calculation  thoroughly  fixed  in  mind,  for 
we  shall  soon  have  occasion  to  use  them  in  deciding  the 
most  important  problem  for  the  human  race  to  clearly 
understand.  Also — as  a  factor  of  the  same  subject,  it  is 
especially  urgent  to  realize  that,  THERE  is  NO  PROBLEM  OF 

LIFE — AS  ILLUSTRATED  BY  THIS  WORK,  WHICH  CANNOT 
NOW  BE  EASILY,  PLAINLY,  EXACTLY,  COMPLETELY  AND 

QUICKLY  SOLVED.  And  that — as  thoroughly  proven  in 
the  chapter  on  The  Capacity  of  Man,  any  normal  person 
may  readily  comprehend  any  and  every  question  of  the 
entire  range — when  correctly  explained.  That  THE 

RACIAL  SUICIDAL  TROUBLE — WHICH  STRAINS  THE  CAPACITY 
OF  MIND  TO  FULLY  COMPREHEND,  ALL  ARISES  FROM  THE 
OMNIPOTENT  FACT  OF  THERE  NOW  BEING  NO  CORRECT  AND 
UNIFORMLY  TAUGHT  BASIC  GUIDE;  THAT  MAN  IS  NOW 
TAUGHT  AND,  THEREFORE,  BELIEVES  THE  ERROR  OF  INDE- 
PENDENCE, INSTEAD  OF  THE  TRUTH  OF  INTERDEPENDENCE  ; 
THAT  HIS  EDUCATION  IS  NOW  BY  THE  PROCESS  OF  CATCH-AS- 
CATCH-CAN — CATCH-ON-OR-BE-DAMNED,  INSTEAD  OF  BEING 
PROVIDED  WITH  ONLY-AND-FULLY-THE-BEST — ESSENTIAL 
KNOWLEDGE. 

Now  we  will  open  the  debate — PRECISELY  AS  IT  is 

EVER   GOING   ON   THE   WORLD   OVER.       1st,    Theology,   in    its 

endless  phases:  2nd,  Spiritualism,  without  limit:  3rd, 
Religion,  in  its  countless  modes:  4th,  Politics,  with  its 
million  sides  and  no  top  or  bottom :  5th,  Government,  of 
more  kinds  than  weeds :  6th,  Law,  beyond  the  scope  of 
mind  to  scan :  7th,  Ethics,  measured  only  by  the  number 
of  human  beings:  8th,  Business,  in  phases  equaled  only 
by  the  capacity  to  scheme:  9th,  Disease,  of  expressions 
too  numerous  for  names:  10th,  Doctoring,  by  schools, 
cults  and  fads  that  shame  the  power  of  figures:  Then 
each  in  many  contortions — Money,  Wealth,  Monopoly, 
Capital  and  Labor,  Trusts,  Economics,  Poverty,  Land, 
Shelter,  Taxes;  Family  problems,  Marriage,  Divorce, 
Eugenics,  Style,  Education,  Drones;  Society,  Societies, 


198  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Sociology,  Philosophy;  Community,  Town,  City,  State, 
National,  International  and  Racial  Problems;  Official 
Graft,  Crime,  Vice,  Gambling;  About  Love,  The  Will, 
Life,  Mind,  Spirit,  Freedom,  Slavery,  Food  Questions; 
Right  and  Wrong,  Insanity,  War,  Death,  and,  and,  and 

— LITERALLY  STOPLESS. 

Now  then,  while  merely  this  list  of  words  is  quite 
dry  and  meaningless:  Yet  let's  see.  Suppose  the  one 
thousand  people  were  to  meet  and  discuss  one  or  more  of 
these  problems  daily  for  say  five  years,  would  they  ever 
come  to  an  agreement  on  any  subject  ?  The  writer  once 
regularly  attended  a  much  smaller  debating  club  for 
near  ten  years — where  mainly  the  same  people  took  part 
all  the  time,  and  at  the  end  they  disagreed  more  on  fully 
nine-tenths  of  the  scores  of  subjects  discussed  than  at 
the  start.  Not  even  any  two  ever  come  to  an  agreement 
on  a  single  question— NOT  HAVING  A  SCIENTIFIC 
BASE  TO  BUILD  FROM,  while  on  all  such  problems 
the  entire  club  would  quickly  come  to  a  unit  agreement 
—A  TRUE  BASE  EVER  INSURING  HARMONY. 

But  the  point  most  urgent   to  clearly   see  is — IF 

THERE  IS  ONLY  ONE  RIGHT  TO  ANY  QUESTION,  HOW  MANY 
COULD  BE  RIGHT — IP  ANY  AT  ALL,  IN  THE  CLUB  OF  ONE 
THOUSAND  DEBATERS  WHERE  NO  TWO  EVER  FULLY  AGREE 
ON  ANY  SUBJECT?  AND  NEXT  FIGURE  OUT — IGNORANCE 
AND  INSANITY  BEING  THE  SAME,  HOW  MANY  OF  THE  ONE 

THOUSAND AVERAGE     CLASS     OF    WORTHY    CITIZENS,     ARE 

SANE — AND  HOW  MUCH  ON  MOST  OF  SUCH  AS  THE  VERY 
IMPORTANT  QUESTIONS  THAT  ARE  MENTIONED  ABOVE? 
COULD  THERE  BE  MORE  THAN  ONE — IF  ANY  AT  ALL  ?  Now 

can  you  answer  the  question  asked  at  the  head  of  this 
chapter?  You  certainly  ought  too — readily  and  cor- 
rectly :  READ  IT. 

Now  note  very  thoughtfully.  It  is  not  only  self- 
evident,  but  this  work  proves  beyond  possible  refuta- 
tion, that  THERE  ARE  ONLY  TWO  CAUSES  OF  DEATH — WHICH 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  190 

ALSO    MEANS    DISEASE    AND    SICKNESS — ITS    FORE-RUNNERS ; 

DISCORD — during  the  time  required  for  growth,  and  MA- 
TURITY— which  can  fully  attain  only  in  a  REASONABLY 

HARMONIOUS   ENVIRONMENT.      Verily,   DIS-CORD   Spells  DIS- 
EASE and  DE-STRUCTION — DE-COMPOSITION. 

It  is  also  clearly  shown  by  this  work  that  when  sub- 
jected to  duly  harmonious  environments,  man  is  easily 
capable  of  and  would  mature  at  OMNISCIENCE — requiring 
fully  one  thousand  years  of  continually  blissful  life  of 
the  race.  It  is  also  shown  by  this  work  just  how  the 
essential  condition  may  be  easily,  surely  and  completely 
established  and  maintained  that  would  insure  the  at- 
tainment of  maturity.  Indeed,  there  is  not  a  missing 
factor  or  a  flaw  in  the  principle  or  calculation  involved, 
and  being  in  perfect  accord  with  widely  observed  Nat- 
ural Phenomena,  the  stated  conclusion  is  doubtless  cor- 
rect, and  will  in  all  due  time  be  the  destiny  of  this 
earthly  evolutionary  crop — of  which  man  is  the  ripening 
process  or  CLIMAX  OF  NATURE'S  HANDIWORK.  EVEN — as 
Nature  never  bluffs,  'TIS  CERTAIN  AS  HAVING  BEEN  DONE — 
as,  indeed,  it  doubtless  has  been — on  earth  and  other 
planets  of  Cosmos,  an  inestimable  number  of  times. 

The  immediate  foregoing — even  the  general  infer- 
ence of  this  work,  is  more  certainly  correct  than  the  esti- 
mate that  Halley's  Comet  will  again  "round  the  sun" 
in  1987;  for  the  comet  is  subject  to  "capers"  from 
unforeseen  influences  on  its  journey,  while  the  principle 
backing  any  specific  or  general  solution  and  blanket 
forecast  herein  made,  is  not  subject  to  capers ;  therefore, 

ABSOLUTELY   CERTAIN — INEVITABLE. 

Now  we  will  illustratively  note  just  a  few  expres- 
sions of  insanity,  which  heretofore  have  not  been  so 
classified.  Were  the  complete  phases  mentioned — as 
IGNORANCE  is  the  fountain  of  every  WRONG,  it  would 
take  a  book  many  times  the  size  of  this  to  contain  a  one 
word  record  of  each.  However,  note  the  following — 
speaking  in  terms  of  today. 


200  THE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA 

GENERAL  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  SICKNESS — every  phase 
of  illness.  GENERAL  SUPERSTITION — every  phase  of  theo- 
spiritualism.  Disputes:  Anger:  Fighting:  War:  Crime 
—lying,  cheating,  graft,  stealing,  murder,  etc.  Punish- 
ment: Liquor,  tobacco,  drug  and  such  habits.  Lewd 
vices:  Excesses:  Improper  dietetics:  Un cleanliness :  Pro- 
fanity: Drugism:  Jealousy:  Mourning:  Envy:  Personal 
Condemnation:  Indifference:  Heroism:  Individualism: 
Freedom  of  Conscience:  Personal  Responsibility:  Sus- 
picious fear:  Class-consciousness:  Competition:  Oppres- 
sion: Monopoly:  Business  or  Profiteering:  Finance: 
Militant  government  and  laws:  Patriotism:  Precocious 
and  Unscientific  education,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. — any  personal 
or  combination  of  thought  or  action  that  is  inimical  to 
the  life  of  any  one  or  all  of  humanity,  is  insanity  pre- 
cisely to  the  degree  of  its  conduciveness  of  death,  or  is 
suicidal. 

The  bottom  fact  is,  the  race  is  yet  in  the  milk,  green, 
ignorant,  insane  or  youthful  and  growing  state ;  gradu- 
ally and  by  sudden  great  strides,  emerging  therefrom 
toward  sanity  or  maturity — THE  RACIAL  END.  This  will 
take  several  ever  greatly  lengthening  generations  after 
entering  THE  FINAL  ERA  RULE  OP  NATURAL  CONSTRUCTIVE 
PRINCIPLE,  before  inception  of  the  final  perfect  genera- 
tion that  will  uniformly  attain  OMNISCIENCE.  When — 
food  for  thought  or  growth  having  been  exhausted — the 
essential  to  human  life,  mankind — together  with  all  ter- 
restrial proto-organic  life  will  succumb,  as  Natural  and 
inevitable,  painless  and  regretless,  as  the  decay  of  fully 
ripened  fruit — the  result  of  MATURITY  OR  PERFECT 
HEALTH  instead  of  DISEASE  as  during  period  of  growth. 

This  might  properly  be  called  THE  AGE  OF  FERMENTA- 
TION OR  DISCORD,  basically  preparatory  for  THE  FINAL  ERA 
OF  CIVILIZATION  OR  ACCORD — respectively  distinctive  as 

SAVAGERY  IS  TO  SAGACITY. 

The  writer  has  for  vears  made  a  careful  studv  of 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  201 

his  many  acquaintances,  people  seen  on  the  street,  in 
audiences  and  elsewhere,  for  the  purpose  of  calculating 
—from  a  broad  personal  viewpoint,  as  to  the  general 
PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  condition  of  the  people.  The  investi- 
gation has  been  extended  some  by  resort  to  statistics, 
etc.  This  has  been  at  once  a  very  interesting,  instructive 
and  painful  study,  for  it  is  very  difficult  to  find  a  person 
who  is  not  plainly  more  or  less  nervous,  sick  and  at  least 
occasionally  doctoring — the  great  majority  being  "JUST 
so  AS  TO  BE  AROUND.  ' '  They  are  all  mixed  up  in  no  end 
of  trouble — personal  afflictions,  family  difficulties,  social 
complications,  financial  or  religious  wrangle,  politics, 
business  strife,  etc.  So  that,  meet  no  matter  who  no 
matter  where,  and  if  they  do  not  at  once  complain  of 
some  personal  ailment,  they  will  of  something  or  many 
affairs  that  are  wrong.  'Tis  ever  in  regard  to  some  or 
all  of  schemes,  dreams  or  pain  they  explain;  and  each 
look  it  in  every  fiber  of  their  being — the  strain  in  most 
cases  being  near  the  point  of  breaking.  MOST  DEATHS 

ARE  DURING  INFANCY,  NONE  LIVING  BEYOND  YOUTH — 
INSANITY. 

In  this  we  find  the  source  of  disease  and  early  death 
—NOT  OF  A  FEW,  BUT  UNIVERSAL.  And  just  as  corrup- 
tion  of  body  must  find  vent  in  way  of  boils,  etc.,  the 
body-politic  is  relieved  by  the  process  of  social,  business 
and  bloody  wars;  ever  keeping  the  scissors  busy  clip- 
ping coupons  of  life  from  every  person,  soon  leaving 
nothing  but  a  worthless  stub ;  even  form  after  form  of 
nations  thus  "give  up  the  ghost":  GOD,  DOLLARS  AND 

PREMATURE  DEATH  ARE  SYNONYMS — TO   MAN. 

It  would  seem  that  anyone  should  quickly  realize 
that  in  such  we  find  the  fountain  of  universal  suicide; 
that — as  each  one's  condition  is  ever  instantly  inter- 
changed with  every  other  person  on  earth  in  proportion 
to  distance  apart,  the  wonderful  capacity  of  the  human 
organism  is  thus  NOW  ever  completely  wrecked  in 


20*  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

youth;  never  even  getting  well  started  on  its  possible 
journey  of  life — NEVER.  Conversely:  Were  the  en- 
vironments duly  healthy — as  'tis  easily  possible  to  have, 
each  would  augment  the  vitality  of  all  others,  while  ALL 
would  insure  the  safety  of  each.  SUCH  is  THE  FLAWLESS 

SOCIALISM  OF  NATURE — UNESCAPABLE.      To  Sneer  at  these 

facts  is  IGNORANCE,  not  bravery. 

Now  having  established — beyond  possible  refuta- 
tion, THE  CAUSE  OF  EVERY  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  AND  INSTITU- 
TIONAL DEFECT — from  the  slightest  pain  to  wars,  suc- 
cession of  vile  governments  and  universal  premature 
death;  this  chapter  will  be  concluded  by  suggesting 
among  other  items,  the  remedy  that  should  be  promptly 
applied — covering  merely  the  problem  of  this  section. 

It  was  strongly  inferred  for  a  while  that  CRIM- 
INALITY would  be  mainly  discussed,  but  as  all  such  has 
completely  vanished  as  INSANITY  developed  and  envel- 
oped it,  the  central  problem  remaining  to  be  disposed  of 

is — WHAT  CAN  AND  SHOULD  BE  DONE  WITH  THE  THOU 
SANDS  AND  THOUSANDS  OF  UNFORTUNATE  VICTIMS  OF 
SERIOUS  MISUNDERSTANDING,  THAT  ARE  NOW  BEING  MAL- 
TREATED IN  CLAMMY  DUNGEONS  THE  WORLD  OVER — Radi- 
ating Centers  of  Death. 

When  properly  considered  and  dealt  with — from 
the  standpoint  of  exact  individual  and  social  justice,  or 
in  regard  to  the  welfare  of  every  one  or  all,  there  is  just 
as  much  Natural  right  to  CONDEMN,  PUNISH,  DESPISE, 

AND  OTHERWISE  MAL-TREAT  THE  INMATES  OF  ASYLUMS,  AS 
THOSE  IN  PRISONS;  FOR  THEIR  MALADY  IS  PRECISELY  THE 
SAME — OF  DIFFERENT  DEGREE  ONLY,  MANY  EXTREME  CASES 
OF  INSANITY,  HOWEVER,  NOW  BEING  IN  PRISONS  INSTEAD 
OF  ASYLUMS. 

Of  course,  there  is  a  vast  difference  in  the  psycho- 
physical  condition  of  prisoners :  So,  as  they  are  now  ALL 

AT    ONCE   FULLY   ACQUITTED   OF    CRIME,    AND   PUNISHMENT 

ENTIRELY    WAIVED;    their    treatment    should    be    based 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  803 

wholly  on  their  condition  and  probable  future  actions, 
instead  of  what  they  did — except  as  each  one's  past  be- 
havior may  have  a  legitimate  bearing  along  with  their 
present  condition,  on  their  probable  future  demeanor — 
even  under  vastly  improved  social  conditions. 

The  length  of  each  prisoner's  sentence  should  all  at 
once  be  changed  to  an  INDETERMINATE  PERIOD — WITH  A 

PROVISION  THAT  ANY  ONE  IN  CONFINEMENT  SHOULD  BE 
DISCHARGED  AS  SOON  AS  PSYCHO-PHYSICALLY  FIT  TO  BE  AT 
LARGE — "WITH  A  CLEAN  BILL  OF  HEALTH."  Probably 

fully  one-half  of  the  "patients" — including  every  class 
of  convictions  and  length  of  terms,  could  be  quickly 
gotten  into  proper  condition  and  duly  dismissed — who 
the  great  majority  of  all  others  would  rapidly  follow; 
safety — however,  requiring  some  to  remain  indefinitely. 

Every  prison  should  be  rapidly  remodeled — much 
as  necessary,  and  furnished  for  homelike  comfort;  and 
converted  into  the  highest  possible  class  of  scientific 
industrial  and  psycho-physical  training  schools — includ- 
ing all  kinds  of  enlivening  amusements  and  social  func- 
tions among  inmates  and  with  the  visiting  public. 

These  schools  should  be  largely  conducted  by  grad- 
uate ex-inmates  and  the  ablest  patients  in  training.  The 
basic  study  should  be  THIS  TREATISE,  OF  WHICH — AS  A 

THOROUGH  UNDERSTANDING  OF  THE  PRINCIPLE  HEREIN  IN- 
VOKED, WOULD  BE  NECESSARY  BEFORE  ANY  COULD  BE 
SAFELY  DISCHARGED;  EACH  STUDENT  SHOULD,  THEREFORE, 
BE  FURNISHED  WITH  A  BOOK  TO  STUDY  AND  KEEP — EX- 
PLAINING THE  CAUSE,  EFFECT  AND  REMEDY  OF  ERROR — 
SUPERIMPOSED  BY  A  WEALTH  OF  ESSENTIAL  KNOWLEDGE  AS 
A  GENERAL  GUIDE  FOR  THE  ENNOBLEMENT  OF  LIFE — THE 
TRUTH. 

Nothing  more  pointedly  or  forcibly  confirms  the 
general  premise  of  this  work  than  THE  FACT,  that  a  world 
of  people  have  throughout  the  past  been  dominantly 
educated  to  believe  in  and  support  THE  DOGMA  OF  FREE 


204  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

WILL — personal  responsibility,  and  in  the  corresponding 
"JUSTICE"  of  individual  condemnation,  damnation,  sal- 
vation, etc. — as  the  case  may  be;  ever  diametrically 
against  their  all-inclusive  interest — LIFE.  So  it  is  self- 
evident  that,  when  properly  endowed  with  THE  ELIXIRAL 
TRUTH  involved,  they  will  quickly  and  firmly  unite  in 
its  support.  Hence,  as  practically  every  prisoner  is 
doped  with  the  same  virus,  they  generally  believe  them- 
selves guilty — even  in  many  instances  unto  braggingly 
agreeing  with  the  world  at  large,  that  they  "got  off 
easy,"  etc.  Their  real  salvation,  therefore — as  with 
humanity  in  general,  INHERES  BASICALLY  AND  STRUCTUR- 
ALLY IN  CLEARLY  UNDERSTANDING  THE  PLAIN  TRUTH  AND 
BENEFIT  OF  FREE-WILL-LESS  INTERDEPENDENCE  OR  PSYCHO 
PHYSICAL  CO-OPERATION. 

The  food,  clothing,  general  care  and  attention 
should  ever  be  that  which  is  befitting  a  worthy  citizen ; 
and  when  consistent  with  their  case,  the  students  should 
be  allowed  a  reasonable  privilege  to  go  and  come  as  they 
choose  upon  their  personal  honor — much  the  same  as 
soldiers  now  are;  thus  ever  by  extending  all  due  trust 
and  confidence,  imbue  the  victims  of  error  with  a  like 
consideration  of  themselves  and  others. 

No  more  disgrace  should  be  considered  attached  to 
such  a  treatment  than  is  now  associated  with  having 
been  in  a  hospital  for  the  cure  of  fever;  and  anyone 
treating  a  student  with  disrespect,  should  be  subjected 
to  the  same  confined  PRODUCTIVE  AND  EDUCATIONAL.  SERV- 
ICE as  the  one  they  maligned  therefor. 

To  a  credible  extent  it  has  already  been  learned 
that  mauling  children  at  home  and  in  schools  always 
augments  instead  of  causing  youths  to  repent  their  mis- 
chief: Even  many  have  discovered  that  censure  and 
degradation  of  grown  relatives  and  acquaintances  is  very 
detrimental  to  all  concerned.  Some  phases  of  "legal 
criminality" — as  with  juvenile  cases,  have  been  very 


CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY  205 

beneficially  somewhat  tempered  by  official  trust,  confi- 
dence and  leniency.  SAVAGE  BRUTALITY  REMAINING 

LARGELY  TO  THE  CREDIT  OP  PURELY  MILITANT  GOVERNMENT. 

Yet  it  is  correctly  recognized  by  all  observing  people, 
that  every  vicious  act  is  nought  but  planting  the  seed  of 
madness  in  fertile  soil,  from  which — UNDER  THE  INER- 

RANT  NATURAL  LAW  OF  COMPENSATION,  a  full  Crop  in  kind 

is  gleaned  on  time.  Indeed,  precisely  as  the  fact  that 
"KIND  WORDS  NEVER  DIE"  has  become  a  world  wide 
proverb,  so  could  it  be  as  truistically  acclaimed  that 

CRUEL  DEEDS  EVER  BREED — JUST  THE  REVERSE  OF  NEED. 

Concluding :  Just  think — far  as  you  can,  of  merely 
an  item  or  two  of  relief  that  EXACT  JUSTICE  would  afford. 
The  Present  System  not  only  brands  every  victim  as  a 
cur  and  punishes  them  with  crushing  cruelty,  but  it 
always  ruins  and  pulls  a  score  or  more  of  relatives  and 
friends  into  the  bottomless  pit  with  them ;  often  causing 
sleepless  pain  unto  speedy  death  of  parents,  brothers, 
sisters,  wives,  children  and  friends.  Yet — even  such  is 
but  a  fraction  of  the  general  economic,  social  and  psycho- 
physical  loss  that  is  constantly  accruing  from  the  brutal 
system  in  vogue. 

Nor  should  it  be  forgotten  that  NO  WAYWARD  PERSON 

OR  RELATIVE  WOULD  EVER  TRY  TO  EVADE  THE  EVER  HELPFUL 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  CONSTRUCTIVE  TRUTH  :  Thus  entirely 
removing  the  spy,  prey  and  try  or  fry  system ;  would  do 
away  with  the  likes  of  fiendish  " posse"  man  hunts.  In 
fact,  police  and  soldiers  would  then  give  up  their  arms 
and  scandal  at  last  must  lose  its  charm. 

Yea,  Verily!  Were  Justice  Enthroned,  There 
Could  Be  No  Wayward,  and  The  Average  Happiness 
and  Life  Would  Unroll  by  Many,  Many,  Many  Folds — 

UNTO  THE  FINAL  GOAL. 

Verily !  It  is  to  the  Welfare  of  Self  to  Treat  All 
Others  with  Healthful  Care — COSMIC  PRINCIPLE  ADMITS 

OF  NO  EXCEPTION. 


206  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

TEACH    MAN    THE    TRUTH    IS    PANACEA, 
SAITH  NATURE. 


TO  THINK  IN  TERMS  OF  CONSTRUCTIVE 
ACTION  IS  RIGHT :  No  person  can  reasonably  doubt 
that  INTELLECTUALISM  would  quickly  and  greatly  extend 
the  average  length  of  human  life.  All  clear  minded  peo- 
ple will  readily  concede  that  it  logically  affirms  the  pos- 
sibility of  living  at  least  1,000  years ;  and  that  every  day 
of  THEN  would  be  worth  a  year  of  now.  Yet — even  so, 
some  being  fit  only  for  forty  years  of  agony  in  the 
wilderness — not  for  the  promised  land  of  milk  and 
honey,  will  decry  and  belittle  the  precious  prize  that  is 
easy  to  win :  Which  is  conclusive  proof  that  THE  PARENT 

OP     MURDER     AND     SUICIDE     IS     IGNORANCE     OR     INSANITY. 

Should  we  merely  laugh  and  ignore  or  tolerate  such  ? 

Wisdom  bids  mankind  to  unite,  for  there  is  nothing 
to  lose  but  untimely  death  and  a  full  life  of  pleasure  to 
gain.  HARMONY  is  SURVIVAL  :  DISCORD  is  SUICIDAL — FOR- 
GET NOT  THIS  UNIVERSALLY-SELF  PRIMAL  FACT  FOR  LIFE  OR 
DEATH. 

"Blessed  Are  The  Merciful:  For  They  Shall  Obtain 
Mercy/' 


AN  EXTENSIVE  AND  STUPID  ERROR 

Many  people  argue  that  it  was  by  having  considered  "Lunar  Months" 
as  years  that  "The  First  Generations"  are  said  to  have  lived  to  such 
great  ages.  Yet,  in  many  instances  there  are  statements  as  clear  and 
complete  as — Gen.  VII  :11:  "In  the  six  hundredth  year  of  Noah's  life,  in 
the  second  month,  the  .--cventeenth  day  of  the  month,  the  same  day  were 
all  the  fountains  of  the  great  deep  broken  up,  and  the  windows  of  heaven 
were  opened." 

Noah  lived  nine  hundred  and  fifty  years.  If  Adam  entered  "Paradise" 
— marriage,  at  70,  he  lived  just  1,000  years. 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT 

DEALING  MAINLY  WITH  BASIC  NATURAL  PRINCIPLE 

CHAPTER  XI — 40  PAGES 

This  is  the  all-inclusive  problem,  so  while  space  in 
such  as  this  work  will  not  permit  of  an  extensive  dis- 
cussion of  the  great  question,  it  would  be  seriously  de- 
fective without  at  least  a  suggestive  outline  of  the  proper 
system. 

Probably  most  people  will  at  first  be  curious  to 
know  what  is  meant  by  Natural  Government,  and 
further — as  it  is  often  herein  declared  that  ALL  is  NATURE 
and  that  CAUSE  and  EFFECT  ever  rules  supreme,  etc.,  how 
we  may  have  more  or  less  of  that  which  already  consti- 
tutes everything;  or  how  can  we  turn  pure  Nature  into 
pure  Nature,  and  as  a  result  have  something  different  in 
kind  or  degree?  And  some  may  even  laconically  object 
at  least  to  having  any  more  of  what  we  have.  As  it  were, 
how  could  a  man  lift  himself  over  a  fence  by  his  boot- 
straps ?  How  is  it  if  Natural  Law  is  inexorable  and  man 
equally  as  subject  thereto  as  a  feather  in  the  nucleus  of 
a  cyclone  is  to  the  currents  of  wind,  that  we  have  any 
say  or  power  in  the  matter  at  all  ?  So  what 's  the  use  of 
all  this  hullabaloo  about  an  affair  we  can  neither  stop, 
start  or  change? 

Some  will  even  point  out  the  fact  that  it  is  herein 
declared  that  man  is  not  responsible;  that  he  is  even 
just  as  much  subject  to  the  Natural  Law  of  Inertia  as  a 
stone:  That  is  to  say — no  one  can  solely  of  their  own 
power — at  any  time  or  place,  start,  stop  or  change  the 
condition  of  self.  So  that  being  the  case,  how  can  any 
one,  a  few,  many  or  all,  have  the  slightest  necessary  in- 


208  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

fluence  in  bringing  about  the  desired  uniform  right 
about  face,  from  methods  conducive  of  misery  and 
premature  death,  to  a  Science  promotive  of  a  full 
measure  of  life?  Anyhow,  of  what  would  the  main 
features  of  such  a  government  consist?  And,  what  is 
the  influence  that  will  establish  and  maintain  it? 

Few,  indeed,  will  at  first  realize  that  the  questions 
potentially  answer  themselves. 

Why  of  course,  if  all  is  Nature — which  no  think- 
ing person  doubts,  then  whatever  is  done,  must  be  the 
result  of  Nature's  ACTIONS — which  we  see  going  on  at  all 
times:  And — as  we  have  elsewhere  clearly  shown  that, 
with  eternal  ACTIO-MATERIA — matter  in  action,  all  such  is 
fully  explained.  So  while  a  man  cannot  directly  lift 
himself  over  a  fence  by  his  boot-straps ;  Yet — as  man  is  a 
factor  of  Nature,  if  he  can  by  any  means  get  over  a 
fence,  then  Nature  lifts  itself  over  the  fence — Cosmos 
being  an  eternal  actio-materia  automobile. 

But  some  might  suggest  that  man  can  jump  or  climb 
over:  Which  only  shows  that  Nature  can  jump  and 
climb — do  "any  old  thing."  Yet  where  did  man  get 
the  power  enabling  him  to  jump  or  climb,  etc.  t 

He  was  not  consulted  about  being  brought  into 
human  life;  his  growth  and  maintenance  is  entirely  by 
means  of  a  purely  chemical  construction  of  parts  assem- 
bled from  without. 

He  is  born  without  the  slightest  knowledge,  and 
gradually  learns  solely  by  dint  of  experience — even  rea- 
soning being  naught  but  compounding  the  compounds  of 
previously  acquired  or  stored  experience — one  can  learn 
of  others  but  not  of  self;  he  must  eat,  drink,  breathe, 
etc.  to  replenish  wasting  tissue  and  keep  the  fire  of  life 
ablaze — sunshine  being  a  prominent  essential  of  health, 
all  material  and  influence  necessary  to  vital  man  having 
an  environmental  source :  Finally — must  die  despite  an 
unstinted  fight  to  live,  or  suicide  because  of  some  grim 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  808 

circumstance  rendering  life  to  the  individual  unendur- 
able. 

Such  is  a  brief  history  of  every  human  being,  which 
clearly  explains  the  source  of  his  power — all  acquired; 
that  in  the  final — same  as  the  rock,  he  is  ever  obedient 
to  even  the  law  of  inertia — which  is  generally  applied 
solely  to  so-called  dead  bodies.  This  shows  that  man  is 
naught  but  a  very  complex  neuro-chemical  or  psycho- 
physical  actio-materia  cause  and  effect  organism;  that 
his  every  function  is  the  result  of  cosmic  MATERIA-ENERGY 
— not  the  slightest  responsible.  In  fact,  to  entirely  shut 
out  the  extrinsic  world  would  cause  practically  instant 
death. 

Indeed,  man  is  purely  a  mechanism  of  Nature,  and 
ever  does  precisely  that  which  combined  experience 
exacts — guided  solely  by  "The  Greatest  Relative 
Pleasure  Selecting  Every  Act" — Purely  Reflex  Action. 

This  shows  that  man  is  ever  a  creature  of  an  iner- 
rant  guide — varied  only  by  difference  of  local  environ- 
ments— personal  experience,  which  is  universally  recog- 
nized. Superstition  or  IGNORANCE  calls  this  impelling 
force  God  and  Devil:  Science  proves  that  'tis  nothing 
more  or  less  than  the  result  of  ceaseless  change,  caused 
by  the  inherent  property  of  Cosmic  Materia-Energy — in 
the  conventional  sense — * '  a  blind  force ' ' ;  for  being  eter- 
nal 'tis  not  the  result  of  a  perpetrator.  Yet  it  is  chance- 
less  and  innately  embodies  the  process  to  which  we 
ascribe  the  faculty  of  mental  sight — even  unto  the  con- 
struction and  function  of  MAN — the  climax  of  Nature's 
handiwork,  in  whom  its  entire  process  is  flawlessly  re- 
capitulated; which  is  proven  by  the  fact — as  we  have 
elsewhere  plainly  seen,  that  potentially  man  has  the 

faculty  Of  OMNISCIENCE — A  MINUTE  BUT  PERFECT  COSMOS. 

Yes,  ALL  is  NATURE — to  which  nothing  that  is  pos- 
sible is  impossible.  Yet  with  all  its  power  it  cannot 
accomplish  an  impossibility — cannot  perform  miracles. 


210  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

For  instance,  it  could  not  point  out  the  beginning  or 
ending  of  time  or  space,  because  each  are  self-evidently 
limitless — void  of  such.  It  can't  tell  of  a  Universal 
creative  and  ruling  God,  nor  of  an  actual  celestial 
heaven,  angels  or  the  like,  because  there  are  no  such 
beings  or  place.  For  the  same  reason  it  has  not  and  can 
not  exhibit  the  so-called  etherial  or  imponderable  in- 
dwelling soul.  And  yet  it  has  constructed  untold  bil- 
lions of  human  brains  which  believe  they  have  seen,  and 
in  many  ways  seemed  to  experience  all  these  things. 
Hence,  as  nature  constitutes  and  does  all,  'tis  even  re- 
sponsible for  these  at  least  apparent  delusions.  So  as 
'tis  natural  for  the  human  mind — highest  possible  neuro- 
chemical  reaction  to  stimuli,  to  seek  the  cause  of  ob- 
served actions,  it  is  inevitable  that  we  enquire  as  to  the 
why  and  process  of  such — the  reason  unto  what  is  to  be 
the  result.  And  alas,  Nature  is  right  now  asking  the 
questions  and  answering  them;  for  as  ALL  is  NATURE, 
such  as  this  work  or  any  other  occurrence  must  be  its 
function,  as  it  was  in  the  past  to  explain  the  same  thing 
in  many  different  ways — youthful  or  growing  "inspira- 
tion"— deductions,  ever  from  different  basis,  being 
APPARENTLY  the  champion  liar. 

Of  course  in  the  final  analysis — Universality  being 
beginningless,  no  purposer  or  design  could  be  possible 
no  such  why.  The  Cosmos  simply  can't  help  doing  what 
is  done — such  being  the  result  solely  of  eternal  inherent 
ACTIO-MATERIA.  Hence,  even  if  much  seems  to  be  wrong, 
Nature  cannot  be  considered  wilfully  bad. 

Yet  let's  examine  as  to  the  outcome  and  then  judge 
of  its  quality,  or  "wisdom"  if  you  please. 

We  have  herein  discussed  this  wonderful  problem  in 
many  different  ways — all  to  the  same  purpose,  which  is 
evidently  essential  at  this  time,  or  it  would  not  be  done ; 
for  Nature  makes  no  mistakes.  No  doubt  'tis  necessary 
to  diversely  rub  in  the  facts  in  order  to  impel  the  essen- 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  211 

tial  right  about  face  movement  of  man  from  darkness 
unto  light.  Evidently  something  strenuous  must  be 
done  just  at  this  time  or  Nature  would  not  have  all  at 
once  staged  the  world's  greatest  war  and  the  first  in- 
structions on  how  in  future  to  prevent  all  such,  along 
with  every  lesser  strife  and  destruction — selfishly  con- 
sidered. And  too,  both  have  been  in  preparation  for 
about  thirty  years,  and  back  of  that  for  "  eternity. " 
Nature  has  called  all  such  in  the  past — PROVIDENTIAL^ 
but  now  it  simply  says  ACTIO-MATEBIA  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT 
—both  the  truth,  for  Nature  never  lies.  Every  jot  and 
tittle  regardless  of  seeming  error,  contradiction,  discord 
or  cruelty  of  nature,  always  constitutes  an  indispensable 
factor  in  the  flawless  maintenance  of  life — an  infinite 
extension  of  perfect  parts  in  precisely  their  right  place 
and  ACTION:  No  MISTAKE,  BLUFFING,  QUITTING  OR 

SLACKERS. 

We  constantly  see  the  great  machine  diligently  at 
work  on  all  hands,  we  feel  it  surging  within  our  throb- 
bing bosom,  ever  crying — AVOID  PAIN;  and  its  merciful 
dictum  is  never  disobeyed,  for — The  Greatest  Relative 
Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act. 

Nature  never  wastes  energy  or  does  anything  in 
vain;  so  this  eternal  monitor  to  AVOID  PAIN,  must  be  of 
tremendous  importance,  deserving  of  very  careful  study 
and  intelligent  heed — and  its  place  in  the  * '  scheme ' '  the 
reader  will  do  well  to  especially  note  as  we  proceed. 

Self-evidently,  as  pain  is  the  virus  of  death  and 
pleasure  the  elixir  of  life,  the  inviolable  edict  is  the  cause 
of  growth  or  key-stone  of  our  being  and  power  to  remain 
while  we  do ;  the  cause  of  evolution. 

This  all-powerful  impulse  is  not  lavished  merely  on 
favorites,  for  its  pulsation  is  equally  felt  and  obeyed  by 

all — FROM    DIFFERENT    ANGLES    OF   IMPRESSIONS,    a    COnflu- 

ence  of  total  relative  personal  experience — from  concep- 
tion to  the  incident,  ever  being  the  greatly  varying 


212  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

selective  agency  of  every  thought,  or  act — whether 
resulting  in  CONSTRUCTION  or  DESTRUCTION,  for  cos- 
MICALLY  considered  it  makes  no  difference. 

This — personally  considered,  omnipotent  force  is 
concisely  yet  precisely  explained  in  the  following  NAT- 
URAL LAW — 

*THE  GREATEST  DEGREE  OP  PLEASURE  ATTAINABLE 
WITH  THE  COMBINED  RELATIVE  EXPERIENCE  IN  ACTION,  IS 
AT  ALL  TIMES  PRECISELY  EXPRESSED  BY  EACH  INDIVIDUAL* 

NATURE'S  BOOKS  EVER  BEING  ACCURATELY  BALANCED  TO 
DATE.* 

Which  should  here  be  "extended"  by  The  Law  of 
Hypnosis — 

*A  PERSON  IS  EVER  HYPNOTIZED  AND  DIRECTED  EX- 
ACTLY TO  THE  DEGREE  OF  THEIR  CONCENTRATION  AND  EX- 
PECTATION.* This  is  universal — sound  Natural  sleep 
being  the  only  fully  relaxed  or  de-hypnotized  state,  rigid 
catalepsy  the  highest  degree  of  CONCENTRATION  or  HYP- 
NOTIZATION:  Science  or  Knowledge — alone  considered, 

is  DE-MENTALIZATION. 

Complete  Science — Full  Knowledge  of  Nature's 
Process,  spells  death.  While  the  former  LAW  includes 
the  latter,  they  combinedly  quite  clearly  show — even 
without  further  explanation,  that  man  is  ever  as  thor- 
oughly subject  to  the  confluent  influence  of  stored  and 
immediate  experience,  as  a  falling  apple  is  to  gravity, 
atmosphere,  etc. 

Some  may  be  led  to  more  clearly  realize  this  all- 
important  point,  by  studying  the  following  familiar 
biblical  quotation  and  ITS  CORRECT  EXTENSION — ' '  Ye  shall 
know  the  truth  and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free" — 
FROM  ERROR,  BUT  NOT  FROM  TRUTH;  being  merely  a  de- 
sirable change  of  MASTERS.  In  other  words,  while  error 
often  holds  its  victims  spellbound,  it  is  impossible  to 
FREE  a  person  from  TRUTH  when  fully  understood,  and 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  213 

none  could  so  desire.  Verily,  it  is  ever  self-assertive 
despite  whims  in  regard  to  the  facts. 

Indeed,  TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH  is  THE  PANACEA — 
genuine  vital  Science  being  naught  but  self-sustaining 
or  Natural  dogma — THE  WAY  OF  LIFE  UNTO  PAINLESS, 

REGRETLESS  AND  RIGHTEOUS  DOOM OF  SELFNESS. 

No  fact  has  ever  been  more  clearly  established,  nor 
as  important  to  fully  understand  and  heed,  than  the 
central  truth  that  FREE  WILL  is  A  MYTH  ;  that  veritably, 

NATURAL  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT — ' '  THY  WILL  BE  DONE. ' '    The 

Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act,  ever 
being  an  unavoidable  perfect  process  of  making  accurate 
choice  of  one's  proper  niche  in  Nature. 

And  too,  we  have  seen  under  the  concise  discussion 
of  TELEPATHY  and  elsewhere,  that  every  thought  or  act 
is  CAUSED  by  and  EFFECTS  an  infinity  of  time  and  space, 
involving  both  past  and  future ;  that  world  wide  human 
beings  are  even  more  interdependent  than  are  the  cells 
of  one's  body;  that  indeed — though  at  present  the  all- 
important  fact  is  generally  unknown,  we  are  each  un- 
avoidably our  brother's  keeper — none  living  or  dying 
by  self  alone;  that  pleasure  and  pain  or  harmony  and 
discord  are  TELEPATHICALLY  distributed  throughout  man- 
kind, within  1/15  of  a  second ;  thus  every  throb  of  each 
person  becomes  a  common  heritage  for  LIFE  or  DEATH. 

It  would  seem  that  the  foregoing  veritable  life  and 
death  FACTS  are  sufficiently  clear  and  powerful  to  at 
once  remove  the  MOUNTAIN  OF  IGNORANCE  and  cast  all 
such  into  the  sea ;  but  not  so,  for  it  is  held  by  an  anchor 
that  has  been  sinking  in  the  mud  for  thousands  of  years 
—with  its  tentacles  reaching  every  affair  of  man. 

Exactly  the  reverse  is  now  being  not  merely  taught 
but  forced  by  custom,  the  law,  theology  and  canon  into 
every  person.  Few,  therefore,  take  heed  of  what  tomor- 
row will  bring  on  earth,  for — under  such  perverse  basic 
doctrines,  life  is  hardly  worth  living,  and  most  people 


214  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

are  generally  too  busy  preparing  for  heaven  or  hell — 
the  most  powerful  influence  of  death,  to  give  vital  affairs 
due  heed;  for — "As  a  man  thinketh  at  heart  so  is  he"— 
is  A  NATURAL  LAW.  Those  who  expect  to  live  seldom  die 
young,  while  those  who  expect  soon  to  die  seldom  live 
to  be  old.  Doctors'  edicts,  the  last  sacrament,  prepara- 
tion for  death,  etc.,  kill  many  times  more  than  war: 
FRIGHT  or  FIGHT,  singly  or  combinedly  spell  DEATH  ;  but 
FIGHT  FRIGHT,  by  forgetting  it,  spells  LIFE:  Man  in- 
stinctively realizes  the  "  IN  JUSTICE"  of  premature  death. 

Holy  fright  has  killed  billions  of  bodies  but  never 
saved  a  soul :  Yet — owing  largely  to  perverse  teachings 
and  misunderstood  dreams,  'tis  the  "HOPED"  for  me- 
dium of  "JUSTICE." 

Request  a  million  devout  people  to  allow  themselves 
to  be  killed  and  each  will  refuse,  yet  through  IGNORANCE 
all  will  commit  suicide — by  fighting  to  get  the  green  fruit 
of  heaven,  we  rot  before  ripening  on  earth. 

The  present  system  of  education  is  so  frightfully 
perverse,  discordant  and  hopelessly  defective,  as  to  have 
utterly  destroyed  most  people's  faculty  of  clear  pro- 
spective IMAGINATION,  or  power  to  vividly  anticipate 
future  events  and  conditions — much  less  prepare  to 
avoid  evil.  Even  if  made  to  quite  clearly  understand  that 
unless  the  trend  of  affairs  are  quickly  and  greatly 
changed,  they  must  soon  personally  suffer  dire  conse- 
quences :  Still,  if  not  at  the  very  time  suffering  unusual 
pain  therefrom,  most  people  will  laconically  reply  in 
effect  by  word  and  deed — "let  tomorrow  take  heed  of 
itself,  for  sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof," 
etc.  Few,  indeed,  carefully  consider,  plan  and  prepare 
for  the  future — on  earth ;  they  generally  wait  till  hungry 
before  fighting  for  food,  and  till  dying  to  fight  for  life, 
when — if  necessary,  they  would  give  their  all  for  either 

— THE    FRUIT    OF    ADVERSE    EDUCATION    AND    CONDITIONS — 
INDIFFERENCE  BEING  ABNORMAL:   DEVtTAL. 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  215 

While  it  is  widely  realized  that  a  great  general 
change  of  affairs  should  in  some  way  be  effected,  most 
people  are  getting  disgusted  at  the  ever  increasing  fran- 
tic cry  for  diverse  PIECE-MEAL  reforms ;  for  the  thought- 
ful have  observed  that  while  such  has  been  going  on  for 
time  immemorial,  conditions  are  continually  growing 
from  bad  to  worse,  until  today  practically  the  entire 
world  is  " civilly"  and  internationally  entangled  in  the 
most  savage  war  the  great  brain  of  man  can  wage.  The 
result  of  each  person,  sect  and  nation  trying  to  save 

SELF — INDIVIDUALISM. 

None  seem  to  realize  that  Nature  never  changes  its 
methods:  All  have  long  since  learned  that  pruning 
always  makes  a  tree  more  thrifty  and  productive :  Hence, 
no  wonder  that  the  PIECE-MEAL  REFORM  pruning  of  THE 
TREE  OF  EVIL  has  thus  gradually  developed  its  full 
strength  and  yield.  Mother  Nature  thus  warns  her  chil- 
dren that  no  less  than  A  TAPROOT  CURE-ALL  is  REQUIRED — 

TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH  IS  THE  PANACEA — ALL  THE  TRUTH 
— NOT  PART  ;  AND  TOO,  ALL  AT  ONCE — TO  ALL  AS  ONE. 

For  instance,  no  means  by  which  future  wars  could 
be  prevented  has  yet  been  suggested,  say  nothing  of  the 
vastly  greater  undertow  of  evil — the  source  of  all  clash 
at  arms.  Some  have  talked  of  general  disarmament,  as 
though  under  the  present  system — maintained  solely  by 
brute  force,  such  were  possible.  Disband  the  armies  to- 
day— of  which  police,  etc.,  are  a  powerful  factor,  and  the 
entire  world  would  be  a  field  of  pillage  and  "civil"  war 
tomorrow. 

Armies  cannot  be  permanently  dismissed  except 
under  a  Scientific  Government  guaranteeing  that  EVERY 

PERSON  MUST  HAVE  AND  DO  NO  MORE  OR  LESS  THAN  WHAT 
IS  BEST  FOR  THEM — FOR  ALL  GENERATIONS.  This  and  noth- 
ing less  will  precisely  satisfy  every  person :  When,  and 
not  till  then,  can  strife — the  source  of  universal  pre- 
mature death,  be  prevented.  The  truth  and  nothing 


216  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

less  than  the  truth  can  accomplish  this.    Such,  however, 
is  the  destiny  of  Man — in  the  near  future  or  later — TIME 

WILL  TELL — WHEN. 

As  elsewhere  fully  and  clearly  proven — harmony  is 
survival :  Discord  is  suicidal.  Hence,  were  it  impos- 
sible for  all  to  quite  uniformly  understand  and  conform 
to  the  truth,  all  should  unite  in  supporting,  for  instance, 
some  ONE  brand  of  Theological  Dogma ;  for  self-evidently 
it  is  of  paramount  importance  to  every  person — regard- 
less of  station,  that  we  have  HARMONY.  But  as  the  hu- 
man mind  is  on  a  forced  march  in  quest  of  FINAL  AND 
COMPLETE  KNOWLEDGE,  no  phase  of  theology — a  rank 
error,  can  hold  more  than  a  few  of  the  people  at  any 
particular  time,  for  they  generally  drift  from  one  dogma 
to  another — each  ever  fighting  all  others  in  defense  of 
the  last;  thus  ever  dividing  the  ranks  into  hundreds  of 
hostile  camps,  each  sect  and  person  insisting  that  MY 
religion  and  none  other  could  save  mankind,  the  foun- 
tain of  racial  suicide — discord  or  war  being  mankind's 
most  heartless  foe. 

The  people  can  never  all  be  brought  to  continually 
support  any  error.  The  duly  immortal  Lincoln  said  in 
effect,  that — "You  can  fool  all  the  people  part  of  the 
time,  some  people  all  the  time,  but  cannot  fool  all  the 
people  all  the  time."  Genuine  Natural  Science — being 
void  of  flaw  or  foolishness,  when  uniformly  understood 
—as  it  quickly  may  be — if  governmentally  required, 
would  hold  all  the  people  all  the  time,  for  unquestion- 
ably all  the  people  want  the  truth  all  the  time ;  thus  the 
true  and  only  basis  of  unity  and  perfection  is  found. 

Most  people  are  as  yet  sufficiently  ignorant  to  be- 
lieve and  assert  that  "SCIENCE  is  CONTINUALLY  CHANG- 
ING." They  point  to  the  PACT  that  much  of  what  was 
once  "CONSIDERED"  scientific  is  now  "CONSIDERED"  un- 
scientific; so  they  say — it  is  not  likely  that  what  we 
to  be  science  today  will  be  "CONSIDERED" 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  217 

nonsense  tomorrow?  They  pick  up  such  sturdy  guides 
as  Darwin,  Huxley,  Spencer,  Tyndale,  Newton,  Haeckle, 
and  other  great  SCIENTISTS,  and  point  out  many  asser- 
tions they  made,  which  are  now  ' t  CONSIDERED  ' '  erroneous ; 
then  curl  a  scornful  lip  at  ETERNALLY  FLAWLESS  CAUSE 
AND  EFFECT  NATURAL  SCIENCE.  Such  people  have  not 
learned  that  GENUINE  SCIENCE  HAS  EVER  BEEN,  and  will 
always  remain  " written"  EXACTLY  CORRECT  IN  THE 
CHANGELESS  BOOK  OF  NATURE — cosmic  process,  which  even 
its  noblest  of  early  students  did  not  exactly  understand, 
and  so  here  and  there  unwittingly  misquoted  their 
worthy  and  enchanting  study. 

No  man  can  change  or  write  science  into  cosmos, 
but  eternal  changeless  change  will  in  all  due  time  im- 
print flawless  constructive  vital  science  into  man:  In- 
deed, such  is  inevitably  its  mission — with  complete  suc- 
cess near  at  hand.  The  cosmic  process  may  be  plainly 
seen  in  GROWTH  AND  DECAY  OF  THINGS  ;  in  INVOLUTION AL 
PLANEH  OR  CYCLES.  From  the  ION  to  MOLECULE;  from 

PROTOWA  to  LARVA,  PUPA  Or  CHRYSALIS  and  On  tO  CATER- 
PILLAR VCORN  tO  OAK;  EGG  to  FISH,  REPTILE,  BIRD,  BEAST 
and  MA.,  ;  IGNORANCE  to  INTELLIGENCE. 

As  elsewhere  clearly  shown,  from  MOTHER  ETHER  to 
and  including  PERFECTED  HUMANITY  and  return,  is  the 
all-embracing  change  of  state  that  ever  takes  place  in 
the  endless  forest  of  Nature;  which  in  principle  it  in- 
definitely repeats  but  never  defiles  or  transcends — in- 
finity not  being  subject  to  injury  or  extension.  From 
ABSOLUTE  SIMPLICITY — The  Ether,  to  INFINITE  COMPLEX- 
ITY— Perfected  Man,  being  UNEXTENDABLE. 

The  changing  condition  that  is  of  especial  interest, 
however,  is  the  growth  of  IGNORANCE  UNTO  INTELLIGENCE 
OF  MAN.  Just  as  we  all  see  individuals  grow  from  in- 
fancy to  Maturity  and  Death,  so  history  records  part 
of  a  similar  development  of  the  race.  Furthermore,  we 
shall  eventually  learn  that  as  yet  we  have  seen  only  the 


218  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

part  of  a  possible  individual  that  corresponds  to  the 
part  we  know  of  the  race,  for  individuals  constitute  the 
race,  which  in  turn — as  proven  under  the  caption  of 
TELEPATHY,  mainly  control  the  destiny  of  its  individual 
factors — nature  ever  being  reciprocal:  ACTION  AND  RE- 
ACTION ARE  EQUAL,  spells  cause  and  effect — as  it  does 

CONSERVATION  OP  COSMOS. 

Man  as  yet  is  in  the  state  of  CHILDISH  IGNORANCE, 
making  the  best  he  can  of  the  worst — the  primitive  state 
of  want,  strife  and  early  death :  A  sufficient  record  of 
the  frightful  experiences  of  the  race  is  being  faithfully 
recorded  for  future  guidance,  just  as  individuals  in- 
evitably record  in  ' '  Memory '  *  their  youthful  experiences 
for  similar  use — AS  FOOD  FOR  THOUGHT  AND  GROWTH  OF 

KNOWLEDGE. 

Individuals  both  thrive  and  die  CELLULARLY— 
mainly  by  degrees,  just  as  the  race  does.  IN  FACT,  THE 
RACE  is  NATURE'S  CHILD,  of  which  individuals  are  mere 
cells;  the  condition  of  each  racial  ORGANIC-CELL  being 
immediately  and  unavoidably  transmitted  and  con- 
formed to  by  all  others — in  proportion  to  distance  apart 
— same  as  in  our  body;  which — owing  to  the  present 
practically  uniform  ignorance  of  this  climax  of  vital 
facts,  many  will  now  consciously  doubt,  yet  which  ALL 
MUST  "subconsciously"  heed;  which — however,  will 
finally  be  duly  understood  and  heeded,  resulting  in  con- 
structive co-operation — the  essential  of  HUMANE  con- 
ditions and  a  full  portion  of  possible  life. 

We  have  learned  from  a  relative  concatenation  that 
Nature's  process  is  nothing  but  precisely  reciprocal 
growth  and  decay :  Hence,  as  the  human  being  is  still  in 
the  chrysalis  state,  the  transition  to  maturity  must  also 
be  a  process  of  growth — broadly  called  evolution.  We 
have  noted  prominent  features  of  vital  change,  which 
though  plain  to  see,  is  not  as  clear  to  understand  as,  for 
instance,  the  growth  of  mechanics,  growth  of  business, 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  219 

growth  of  architecture,  growth  of  nations,  growth  of 
war,  etc.,  all  merely  an  index  to  the  growth  of  Mentality 
and  Science — as  yet  COMPETITIVELY  employed. 

The  human  race  has  grown  from  the  womb  and  pro- 
tection of  its  lemurian  ancestors,  by  a  process  of  sur- 
vival of  the  fittest,  to  a  credible  conquest  of  cosmic  re- 
source— practically  all  essential  basic  material  now 
being  CHAOTICALLY  acquired  and  employed. 

The  present  condition  might  be  aptly  compared  to 
having  all  the  separate  parts  of.  a  watch,  printing  press, 
thrashing  outfit,  battleship,  etc.,  thrown  together  in  a 
heap,  from  which  to  construct  the  respective  perfect  ma- 
chines— except  that  it  is  a  vastly  greater  task.  The  es- 
sential material  with  which  to  fashion  THE  FINAL  ERA  OF 
REAL  CIVILIZATION  is  already  mined  and  cast,  ready  for 
assembling  into  a  world-wide  humane  machine  of  unity 
and  perfection. 

Nature  has  made  no  mistake  in  first  laying  a  flaw- 
less foundation  of  ERROR — when  viewed  by  intelligent 
man — desiring  to  live,  upon  which  to  superimpose — by 
contrast,  PERFECT  MAN — the  climax  of  cosmic  handiwork. 
The  basis  now  being  FINISHED — the  "wild  oats"  all  hav- 
ing been  sowed,  Mother  gladly  bids  her  faithful,  tired 
and  wiser  children  to  cease  the  disagreeable  night  work 
and  unite  in  a  long  day  of  triumphant  joy — just  as  with 
maturely  thoughtful  individuals.  The  breakfast  of 
bountiful  milk  and  honey  is  ready  for  ALL — come  and 
partake  as  ONE  that  you  really  are,  is  the  cheerful  salute 
at  millennial  dawn :  The  result  of  ever  clinging  to  the 

GREATEST  PLEASURE — LIFE. 

But  alas,  in  answer  to  the  world-wide  frantic  ques- 
tion— WHO  WILL  THEN  GOVERN?  Nature  calmly  replies, 

I  HAVE  EVER  DONE  WELL  AND  SHALL  NEVER  CEASE  IN  DOING 
SO  :  I — AM — YOU — I — AM. 

Indeed,  Nature — precisely  in  modes  reflecting  the 
experience  of  man,  ever  has,  does,  and  always  will  rule 


320  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

void  of  dethronement  or  mistake — the  universal  and 
eternal  monarch  that  already  has  millions  of  subjects 
who  are  led  by  the  light  of  right — near  as  they  know 
and  are  allowed  by  the  dominant  social  force  to  practice, 
instead  of  driven  by  merely  the  might  of  fight:  The 

fruit  Of  AVOIDANCE  OF  PAIN. 

None  but  IGNORANCE  would  presume  to  rule  even 
self,  only  as  a  whiff  of  smoke  in  a  gale  may  proclaim  it- 
self KING.  The  so-called  rulers  are  ruled,  and  no  one 
knows  or  will  acknowledge  this  more  fully  than  " rulers" 
—who  speak  from  experience. 

Nature  detests  strut  and  pretenders;  hence,  history 
emphatically  explains  that  pretentious  and  pompous  rul- 
ing is  generally  a  job  of  vainglorious  suicide — from 
within  or  without  thrones :  NEARLY  ALL  KINGS  AND  GODS 

HAVE  HAD  THEIR  DAY,  AND  THOSE  STILL  ENTHRONED  WILL 
SOON  BE  DETHRONED,  AND  CONSTRUCTIVE  CAUSE  AND  EF- 
FECT UNIVERSALLY  ACCLAIMED. 

You  are  a  child  of  Nature,  your  brain  is  ever  within 
its  womb ;  IF  WORTHY  OF  LIFE  you  will  use  that  brain  and 
plain  facts  in  an  effort  to  merit  the  grand  prize — PLEAS- 
URABLE LIFE  MORE  ABUNDANT;  the  result  will  fully  ex- 
plain whether  you  are  fit  for  growth  or  decay — Nature's 
books  ever  being  accurately  balanced  to  date. 

The  race  is  ruled  for  weal  or  woe  of  itself  by  the 
accumulation  of  experience — good  or  bad  EDUCATION, 
and  a  corresponding  reflex  of  psycho-physical  influence ; 
each  one's  condition  counts — mainly  to  self,  yet  from 
which  none  other  escapes.  Nature — individually  ex- 
pressed, is  ever  dependent  and  reciprocal — I  learn  of 
you  and  all  others,  you  learn  of  me  and  all  others,  but 
no  one  learns  of  self.  It  is  therefore,  of  course,  mighty 
important  to  you  what  I  learn;  hence,  it  is  equally  im- 
portant to  you  and  me  what  others  can  teach — by  word 
or  psycho-physical  impulse.  This  is  the  all-encompass- 
ing question  and  solution  of  life  worth  living  for  any 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  221 

one  and  all;  so  study  it  unto  a  broad  and  clear  under- 
standing. 'Tis  as  deep  and  broad  as  MAN — the  universe ; 
for — uniformly  TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH,  is  the  process  of 
life — and  there  is  no  other :  So  BEWARE  OF  THE  REVERSE. 

The  almost  universal  opinion  of  this  work  will  be  to 
pronounce  it  " IDEAL — JUST  WHAT  i  WANT,"  for  no 
thoughtful  person  could  say  otherwise ;  but  generally  the 
next  instant  many  will  jeer  at  the  idea  while  pointing 
scornfully  toward  a  world  of  "mutts"  whom  they  be- 
lieve could  not  or  would  not  learn  and  conform;  hence, 
at  first  conclude  that  "the  ideal  scheme  is  impossible." 

While  of  course,  the  present  system  can  produce 
nothing  but  feeblemindedness,  for  if  there  is  a  defective 
cell  in  one's  body,  there  cannot  be  one  that  is  perfect — 
which  is  the  same  racially  considered:  Yet  there  is  far 
from  as  many  hopeless  cases  as  is  widely  believed.  Gen- 
erally speaking,  the  most  forlorn  "mutts"  are  those  who 
point  the  finger  of  scorn,  and  the  quickest  to  understand 
and  conform  would  be  those  they  would  defame. 
Delicately  perfect  brains  are  seldom  capable  of  with- 
standing the  PRESSURE  of  prenatal  abuse,  family  rows, 
need,  drug-dosing,  business  strife,  war,  etc., — prover- 
bially being — "TOO  SMART  TO  LIVE;"  hence,  sooner  or 
later  give  way  to  the  survival  of  coarser  fellows;  yet, 
most  of  these — who  are  not  quickly  killed  outright, 
would  rapidly  respond  to  a  constructive  "come-back" 
influence,  and  pass  their  self-dubbed  superiors  in  the 
race  for  true  nobility :  In  fact,  most  of  so-called  mutts 
are  naught  but  uncracked  virile  nuts. 

Nearly  all  miscalled  criminals  are  those  who  un- 
wittingly enact  a  protest  against  misuse,  and  would  as 
earnestly  and  bravely  conform  to  and  promote  construct- 
ive or  abuseless  treatment — which  is  clearly  proven  in 
the  chapter  on  CRIMINALITY  AND  INSANITY.  Indeed,  such 
is  the  proper  procedure  toward  all  MISLED,  or  rather 
FORCED  unfortunates  now  imprisoned.  The  present  treat- 


223  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

ment  of  the  wayward  being  A  SHAME  !  SHAME  ! !  SHAME  ! ! ! 
— born  of  and  constituting  HELL — "Criminology"  at 
last,  however,  is  absolutely  solved. 

Every  conception  of  a  child  is  perfect,  otherwise 
the  seed  could  not  germinate  and  chemically  construct 
a  likeness  of  the  parent — ideally  considered,  all  defects 
being  the  result  of  subsequent  corresponding  environ- 
mental influence;  hence — PRENATAL  being  the  most 
plastic  state,  millions  of  irresponsibles  have  rotted  in 
prisons  and  been  hung,  etc.,  because  of  "loving"  mis- 
use and  subsequent  diverse  abuse.  Yet  this  awful  fact 
has  been  ignored  by  other  billions  who  have  only  partly 
escaped  the  same  fate. 

With  every  fact  singly  and  combinedly  asserting 
the  absolute  FREE-WILL-LESS-NESS  OF  MAN,  such  horrify- 
ing treatment  of  fellow  creatures  would  not  be  tolerated 
over  a  single  night,  were  such  not  necessary  as  a  basis 
for  THEOLOGY — damnation  and  salvation,  the  fiend  in- 
carnate. Oh,  Nature !  I  implore  thee  to  hurry  in  teach- 
ing these  deluded  hordes  the  truth!  And  the  answer 
comes  immediately — "THE  MORN  is  DAWNING" — The 
Day  of  Reason  will  soon  supplant  the  night  of  POLITICS 

AND  SUPERSTITION. 

The  good  people  of  the  church  and  "machines" 
simply  don 't  know  this,  that 's  all ;  for  if  they  did,  they 
would  quickly  wash  their  blood-stained  hands  and 
"SOULS."  Indeed,  IGNORANCE  is  the  all-inclusive  virus 
of  DEATH,  and  INTELLIGENCE  is  its  only  antidote :  TEACH 

MAN   THE  TRUTH   IS   THE  PANACEA  which   is   the   rightful 

and  sole  duty  of  GOVERNMENT — all  that's  needed. 

Convert  churches  into  academies  of  Natural  Science 
and  preachers  into  teachers  of  truth — which  they  crave 
to  espouse;  do  this  today  and  tomorrow  warships  will 
become  palaces  of  educational  pleasure,  floating  from 
port  to  port  without  a  fort  or  court  at  which  to  report. 

The  reader  may  now  begin  to  realize  that  Nature — 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  223 

of  which  man  is  a  true  factor,  may  and  shall  grow 
merely  by  PROPER  EDUCATION — EXPERIENCE — the  avoid- 
ance of  pain,  into  light :  Which  if  rushed  as  it  should  be, 
could  be  made  certain  within  a  year,  fully  inaugurated 
within  five  years  and  THE  FINAL  ERA  in  full  swing  way 
inside  of  ten  years — every  step  being  one  of  peace  and 
glad  tidings.  MERELY  TO  GIVE  THIS  BOOK  TO  EVERY 

GROWN  PERSON  WOULD  DO  IT. 

The  foregoing  should  suffice  to  clearly  show  that 
Nature  Ever  Rules  and  shall  eventually  declare  UNIVER- 
SAL PEACE;  for  which  it  is  now  ready,  or  it  would  not 
have  given  birth  to  THE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA — crying  in 
the  wilderness  of  IGNORANCE — TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH. 

As  for  the  general  social  system  which  will  then 
prevail — when  compared  with  the  present  very  intricate 
militant  forms,  it  will  be  extremely  simple.  In  fact 
there  would  be  little  or  no  resemblance  between  the  pres- 
ent and  future  methods,  except  as  INTELLIGENCE  will 
superimpose  IGNORANCE — masterfully  using  it  solely  as 
a  warning  of  frightful  danger.  Every  law-book  now 
extant  would  then  be  extinct.  Legislation  would  be  a 
foolishness  of  the  past — for  natural  edicts  are  eternal 
and  discovered — instead  of  covered. 

THE  BOOK  OP  NATURE — clearly  explaining  its  Funda- 
mental Constructive  Principle — not  much  larger  than 
this  work,  would  be  SCIENTIFICALLY  compiled  by  a  Con- 
gress of  eminent  Naturalists — at  first  competitively  se- 
lected from  all  parts  of  the  world,  then  universally 
distributed  and  thoroughly  taught  to  every  person  as  the 
basic  guide  for  personal  and  civic  demeanor;  thus 
quickly  endowing  each  with  precisely  the  same  flawless, 
self-supporting  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  KNOWLEDGE. 

After  which  the  people  would  be  regularly  and  uni- 
formly led  by  a  perfect  system  of  weekly  printed  and 
lecture  instructions  to  uniformly  reason  logically  from 
cause  to  effect  in  regard  to  all  vital  problems:  Each 


224  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

COMPELLED  BY  THE  MIGHT  OF  LIGHT  THAT'S  RIGHT,  to  paSS 

a  credible  yearly  qualifying  examination  in  understand- 
ing the  progress  of  basic  knowledge :  Thus  avoiding  any 
possible  fundamental  disagreement:  EVER  INTELLIGENT 

AVOIDANCE  OF  PAIN. 

These  beautifully  perfect  home  and  academic  in- 
structions in  universal  practical  science,  art,  literature, 
etc., — everywhere  conducted  precisely  the  same  at  all 
times — regularly  attended  by  every  person,  would  re- 
place every  phase  of  wrangling  "educational"  schools, 
sects  and  societies  of  today.  Even  children — who  should 
never  be  mentally  forced  during  growth  of  the  body- 
aside  from  home  training  by  competent  parents — as  all 
would  then  be,  should  receive  their  training  midst  the 
older,  and  the  elder  among  the  younger — reciprocally 
blending  youth  and  age  into  a  common  poise  of  happy 
vigor;  thus  making  homes  of  schools  and  schools  of 
homes. 

This  great  school  would  embrace  every  phase  of 
practical  science — utilizing  every  thought,  action, 
facility  and  product  to  the  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  uplift  of 
man — converting  the  earth  into  one  enchanting  duly 
graded  university.  And  too — as  clearly  required  by 
THE  LAW  OF  HUMAN  NATURE — ever  seeking  pleasure— 
THE  ELIXIR  OF  LIFE,  every  phase  of  the  world-wide  ma- 
chine must,  therefore,  at  all  times  and  places  be  con- 
ducted so  as  to  afford  the  climax  of  CONSTRUCTIVE  JOY; 
thus  convert  the  world  into  a  perfectly  equipped  pro- 
ductive play-ground,  entirely  eliminating  drudgery 
while  utilizing  every  person — about  3  to  4  hours,  5  days 
a  week,  10  months  a  year — throughout  life,  in  the  pro- 
duction of  the  essentials  of  ideal  life — equally  shared  by 
everyone  and  based  on  actual  NEED  for  the  develop- 
ment of  PERFECT  HUMANITY:  Each  person's  PRODUCTIVE 
EXERCISE  being  just  sufficient  to  promote  PERFECT 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  220 

HEALTH:  Of  course,  the  system  would  include  every 
ennobling  amusement  and  universal  world-wide  travel. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  teach  any  person  that  GENUINE 
KNOWLEDGE  is  desirable,  for  everybody  asserts  with  their 
every  act  that  they  want  such :  No  person  will  seriously 
declare  they  do  not  wish  to  understand  and  conform  to 
constructive  truth — for  in  the  final  analysis  they  do. 
Every  sincere  faddist  believes  they  have  the  real  thing. 
Even  in  such  powerful  cliques  as  THEOLOGY — which 
thrives  solely  on  FEAR  and  crushing  opposition  or 
thoughtfulness,  the  majority  of  its  members  are  hypo- 
crites— conforming  merely  for  social  and  policy  sake. 

From  a  very  careful  study  of  the  facts,  the  writer  is 
convinced  that  there  are  more  complete  ATHEISTS  in  the 
pulpit — in  proportion  to  their  number,  than  in  any  other 
special  walk  of  life ;  that  in  the  ordinary  sense  of  under- 
standing, ministers  of  the  gospel  are  the  most  continual 
liars,  for  as  a  general  thing  they  don't  believe  in  theol- 
ogy; yet,  for  the  sake  of  survival  and  social  standing 
they  preach  it.  This  statement  is  injected  here  both 
because  the  writer  believes  it  is  true  and  to  show  that 
we  need  not  teach  man  to  seek  enjoyment,  for — the 
Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every  Act. 
We  seek  KNOWLEDGE  not  merely  because  of  its  superior 
degree  of  intrinsic  PLEASURE,  but  as  an  effectual  means 
of  acquiring  and  controlling  other  mediums  of  Pleasure 
—which  in  the  final  analysis — however,  are  one  and  the 
same;  knowledge  is  pleasure  and  vice  versa.  We  seek 
knowledge  for  pleasure  and  pleasure  for  knowledge.  In 
other  words — pleasure  is  literally  an  embodiment  of 
knowledge — a  process  of  selecting  and  recording  EXPERI- 
ENCE. 

Hence,  as  our  Nature  ever  promotes  and  seizes  upon 
the  greatest  degree  of  PLEASURE  or  KNOWLEDGE  attain- 
able with  the  combined  relative  experience  in  action — 
even  though  unwittingly  conducive  of  death,  it  is  self- 


226  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

evident  that  ALL  THE  GOVERNMENT  THAT  is  REQUIRED,  is 
to  at  all  times  and  in  all  ways  promote  the  HIGHEST 

POSSIBLE    REALIZATION    OF    CONSTRUCTIVE    PLEASURE — the 

loftiest  ideal  of  INTELLIGENT  MAN  ;  which  would  perfectly 
blend  EXPERIENCE,  DESIRE  AND  NEED — the  only  possible 
method  of  fully  satisfying  INFINITE  SELFISHNESS:  No 
duly  enlightened  person  will  forsake  what  is  best  for 
them. 

In  other  words — every  person  would  be  made  to  pre- 
cisely understand  THE  FACT  OF  INTERDEPENDENCE,  and 
just  what  is  best  for  SELF  and  OTHERS — THE  RACE,  and  af- 
forded ample  opportunity  to  fully  live  it  true — but  noth- 
ing else — evil  being  abolished  by  enlightenment.  Thus 
we  could  have  no  inclination  or  convenience  to  do  other 
than  RIGHT:  One  for  All  and  All  for  One — THE  ONLY 

WAY  UNTO  FULLNESS  OF  LIFE. 

Education  would  of  course  be  seriously  defective  if 
it  did  not  progressively  teach  each  person — from  inher 
ent  facts  involved,  just  what  they  are  best  qualified  to 
do  and  is  needed  in  maintaining  the  great  machine  of 
pleasure  and  survival ;  and  you  may  be  sure  that  every 
factor  would  ever  be  on  the  job  with  a  full  portion  of 
brain,  muscle,  energy  and  good  will ;  anything  less  would 
be  stultifying  their  highest  ideal :  And  yet,  each  branch 
of  affairs  would  ever  be  guided  by  the  best  qualified— 

COMPETITIVELY  SELECTED,  TEACHER  LEADERS.    Why,  no  One 

now  ever  does  wrong  except  per  force  of  IGNORANCE  and 
CIRCUMSTANCE.  So  none  but  IGNORANCE  will  suspect  per- 
fected man  of  being  a  "SLACKER"  in  a  world-wide  con- 
quest of  CHIVALRY  and  NOBILITY.  Man  is  big  as  "The" 
Universe ;  when  forced  to  be  a  "DEVIL,"  as  he  now  mainly 
is,  he  bravely  responds,  but  if  given  a  chance  to  be  THE 
GOD  that  he  is  at  heart,  he  will  proudly  and  reliably  FILL 
THE  BILL — there  being  no  exception:  MAN  is  SINLESS 
AND  ASKS  NO  FORGIVENESS,  but  he  does  seek  and  will  have 
not  less  than  his  rights.  Yet,  he  is  ever  conceited  and 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  227 

stubborn:  Had  the  ' ' ante-diluvians ' '  been  told  that 
their  progeny  would  some  day  build  and  live  in  such 
cities  as  New  York,  of  electricity,  steam,  aeronautics, 
printing  press,  photography,  telescope,  science,  etc.,  they 
would  have  at  once  effectively  used  the  flint  hatchet  on 
the  dreamer's  head,  or  sealed  them  in  caves  with  beasts 
for  inciting  disloyalty. 

Such  has  been  the  case  at  every  step  of  the  ladder. 
Yet,  here  we  are  tiptoeing  it  on  the  top  rung  of  scattered 
lore  in  discord.  In  their  time,  however,  there  was  ample 
room  for  growth  by  the  method  of  purely  brutish  sur- 
vival of  the  fittest ;  which  is  not  now  true,  and  we  must 
take  to  the  mental  tree  or  decay.  Such  is  always  the 
case  with  man;  the  rough  experimental  work  only  lays 
the  foundation  for  the  flight  of  logical  deduction.  The 
ground  work  of  the  race  is  now  ready  and  the  wings  are 
poising  for  the  final  united  soar  unto  universal  conquest. 
Many  individuals  have  attempted  the  journey  and  done 
remarkably  well,  proving  that  with  a  hearty  union  of 
efforts  a  glorious  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  victory  is  sure. 

This  unexpressibly  great  and  desirable  work — 
though  by  far  the  easiest  vast  change  ever  contemplated 
—if  undertaken  right,  cannot  be  accomplished  by  other 
than  the  system  herein  suggested — THERE  BEING  ONLY 
ONE  METHOD  OF  RIGHT.  It  must  come  under  the  all- 
powerful  and  protecting  influence  of  government;  given 
every  necessary  attention  and  power  rapidly  as  possible, 
which  means  quick  and  complete  reform.  Individuals, 
however,  must  first  induce  public  demand,  for  experience 
teaches  that  politicians  seldom  venture  to  lead — BROADLY 

CONSTRUCTIVE. 

The  present  world  war  was  not  only  inevitable  but  a 
veritable  GOD-send,  as  all  wars  have  been ;  for  by  the  time 
it  is  over  mankind  will  be  so  frightfully  butchered  and 
encumbered,  that  unless  the  great  change  is  quickly  in- 
augurated, a  vastly  greater  conflict  between  the  op- 


228  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

pressed  and  oppressors  will  soon  be  upon  the  race — such 
being  otherwise  inevitable.  The  people  are  becoming  too 
intelligent  to  shoulder  such  a  burden  much  longer — for 
they  now  widely  realize  it  is  by  no  means  necessary ;  and 
no  even  partly  sane  person  desires  it.  The  people  de- 
sire and  will  soon  have  "the  truth,  the  whole  truth  and 
nothing  but  the  truth, ' '  and  those  who  endeavor  to  block 
the  way  had  best  beware.  Of  course  it  seems  unjust  that 
such  a  repulsive  event  was  necessary  to  "cap-the- 
climax,"  but  if  it  were  not,  such  would  not  have  oc- 
curred. While  now  viewed  as  a  deplorable  calamity,  the 
roaring  cannon  of  today  will  in  the  reasonably  near 
future  be  rightly  recognized  as  being  at  once  a  most 
befitting  death-knell  groan  at  the  grave  of  IGNORANCE 
and  a  warning  salute  at  the  cradle  of  INTELLIGENCE: 
Natural — GROWTH,  GROWTH,  GROWTH — Natural:  By  the 
process  of  AVOIDANCE  OF  PAIN — EDUCATION. 

Notwithstanding  it  is  herein  stated  and  in  many  dif- 
ferent ways  reiterated,  that  the  actual  ruling  power 
never  has  or  ever  will  be  changed ;  that  Nature  ever  has 
and  always  will  rule  supreme ;  that  no  statement  in  this 
work  can  possibly  be  rightly  construed  as  to  even  sug- 
gest that  the  real  governing  force  should  or  could  be 
changed  in  the  slightest  degree,  except  by  the  natural 
EDUCATIONAL  process  of  growth  from  IGNORANCE  to  IN- 
TELLIGENCE; from  mainly  destruction  to  entirely  con- 
struction ;  from  slavery  to  wrong  unto  a  service  of  right ; 
from  insanity  to  sanity — DEATH  UNTO  LIFE. 

Yet,  many  will  be  horrified  at  the  idea  of  any  one 
daring  to  suggest,  for  instance,  that  the  present  system 
of  governing  the  United  States  should  give  way  to  any 
other  method  regardless  of  merit.  Some  will  even  shout 
ANARCHY,  when  as  a  matter  of  fact  this  is  the  only  con- 
sistent work  that  first,  last  and  all  the  time  declares  for 
and  stands  firmly  for  LAW  AND  ORDER.  While  this  is  an 
uncompromising  advocate  of  ANTI-VIOLENCE  in  the  vital 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  229 

affairs  of  HUMAN  GOVERNMENT  ;  that  every  change  should 
be  made  solely  per  the  almighty  force  of  due  UNIVERSAL 
ENLIGHTENMENT;  still  many  will  at  first  persist  in  de- 
nouncing this  work  and  the  writer  as  advocating  AN- 
ARCHY, SEDITION,  TREASON,  etc.  Yet  TEACH  MAN  THE 

TRUTH  is  all  it  says — exacting  freedom  from  evil  by  en- 
forcement of  good  for  all. 

They  forget  that  those  noblest  of  Nature's  sons  who 
wrote  and  signed  the  duly  reverenced  Declaration  of 
Independence,  most  unequivocally  and  emphatically 
declared  that — 

"We  hold  these  truths  to  be  self-evident,  that  all 
men  are  created  equal;  that  they  are  endowed  by  their 
creator  with  certain  unalienable  rights;  among  those 
are  life,  liberty  and  pursuit  of  happiness,  that  to  secure 
these  rights  governments  are  instituted  among  men,  de- 
riving their  just  powers  from  the  consent  of  the  gov- 
erned; that  whenever  any  form  of  government  becomes 
destructive  of  those  ends,  IT  is  THE  RIGHT  OP  THE  PEOPLE 

TO    ALTER   OR    TO    ABOLISH    IT,    AND    TO    INSTITUTE    A    NEW 

GOVERNMENT,  laying  its  foundation  on  such  principles, 
and  organizing  its  powers  in  such  form,  as  to  them  seems 
most  likely  to  effect  their  safety  and  happiness. 

"Providence,  indeed,  will  dictate  that  governments 
long  established,  should  not  be  changed  by  light  and 
transient  causes;  and  accordingly,  all  experience  hath 
shown,  that  mankind  are  more  disposed  to  suffer,  while 
evils  are  sufferable,  than  to  right  themselves  by  abolish- 
ing the  form  to  which  they  are  accustomed;  BUT  WHEN 

A  LONG  TRAIN  OF  ABUSES  AND  USURPATION  PURSUING  IN- 
VARIABLY THE  SAME  OBJECT,  EVINCES  A  DESIGN  TO  REDUCE 
THEM  UNDER  ABSOLUTE  DESPOTISM,  IT  IS  THEIR  RIGHT,  IT  IS 
THEIR  DUTY;  TO  THROW  OFF  SUCH  GOVERNMENT  AND  TO 
PROVIDE  NEW  GUARDS  FOR  THEIR  FUTURE  SAFETY." 

Such  has  been  the  patient  suffering  of  all  colonies, 
and  such  is  now  the  necessity  which  should  constrain 


230  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

them  to  alter  their  present  systems  of  government.  The 
history  of  all  militant  governments,  is  a  history  of  re- 
peated injuries  and  usurpations,  all  having  in  direct 
object,  the  establishment  of  an  absolute  tyranny  over 
people;  to  prove  this  let  facts  be  submitted  to  a  candid 
world.  Indeed — MAN  SEEKS  and  may  be  trusted  with 

THE    TRUTH. 

No  document  ever  written  reflects  the  real  spirit 
of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  more  than  does  this 
work,  and  no  doubt  but  what  every  man  who  signed  that 
transcendental  avowal  of  principle — in  its  day,  were  they 
alive  to  the  accrued  conditions  of  today,  would  as 
bravely  and  gladly  sign  and  INTELLIGENTLY  fight  for  the 
principles  herein  espoused — THIS  TIME  BY  MEANS  OP 

BASIC  PRINCIPLE  INSTEAD  OP  THE  SWORD. 

No  document  could  be  more  in  harmony  with  the 
spirit  of  the  epoch  making  exclamation  of  President 
Wilson's — "MAKE  THE  WORLD  SAFE  FOR  DEMOCRACY!'* 
than  this  unerring  guide  unto  the  complete  establish- 
ment thereof — to  which  every  heart  throb  echoes — 
AMEN  ! !  for  INTELLECTUALISM  can  obtain  only  by  EDUCAT- 
ING THE  PEOPLE  TO  ADOPT  IT. 

So  THE  PEOPLE  are  earnestly  asked,  why  not  NOW 
finish  the  job  of  fully  enthroning  exact  right  and  justice, 
instead  of  falling  back  in  the  old  rut  inevitably  leading 
to  a  repetition  of  the  present  realistic  world  wrecking 
tragedy?  All  that's  needed  is  proper  leadership,  and 
it  is  NOW— Oct.  20th,  1918.  quite  generally  believed  that 
Woodrow  Wilson  is  precisely  the  right  man,  in  the  right 
place  at  the  right  time,  and  will  at  once  earnestly  enlist 
in  the  glorious  cause.  Mr.  President,  if  you  do,  yours 
will  ever  rightly  be  a  SUPER-FAME  AS  BROADCAST  AS  THE 
HEART  OF  HUMANITY.  "Go  to  it"  with  all  your  match- 
less ability  and  humanitarian  pretensions,  and  'tis  done 
practically  over  night ;  when  will  dawn  the  day  of  your 
real  usefulness  and  splendor.  EVERY  PERSON  WOULD 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  231 

QUICKLY   VOLUNTEER   UNDER   YOUR  LEADERSHIP;   just  glVC 

them  a  chance  and  see.  They  will  ALL  stick,  however, 
only  when  "YOU  GO  THE  LIMIT  ON  ALL  BASIC  PROBLEMS  TO 

EXACT  RIGHT. ' '  ANY  PROMINENT  PERSON  OF  MEANS  COULD 
QUICKLY  INSURE  SUCH  A  RULE  OP  THE  WORLD,  WHO  WILL 
CLEARLY  ESPOUSE  UNIVERSAL  JUSTICE — JUST  WHAT  EVERY- 
BODY WANTS;  WHILE  NO  PARTLY  RIGHT  LEADER  OR  MERE 
POLITICIAN  CAN  EVER  DO  SO,  FOR  NEITHER  ERROR  OR  INCOM- 
PLETENESS CAN  HEREAFTER  LONG  BE  HIDDEN. 

Now  Mr.  President — or  whomsoever  it  may  concern, 
let's  take  just  a  slight  peek  at  the  inestimable  good  you 
could  do.  Of  course  we  can  not  at  once  grasp  even  a 
millionth  part  of  it;  which  is  good,  for  if  more  were 
thrust  upon  us,  many  would  go  mad  with  delight. 

As  a  final  salute — however,  on  taking  leave  of  this 
haphazard  discussion,  trying — strange  to  say  at  this  late 
date,  to  lead  people  to  duly  realize  that  NATURAL  CAUSE 
AND  EFFECT  is  ever  the  proper  and  only  possible  ruling 
power  and  progressing  solely  by  avoidance  of  pain ;  the 
reader  is  asked  to  especially  study  the  following  few 
paragraphs,  for  while  the  facts  are  simple— as  all  genu- 
ine Natural  Science  always  is  when  understood,  the  point 
in  mind  will  plainly  illustrate  and  solve  the  entire  prob- 
lem, of  HOW  TO  SURELY,  QUICKLY  AND  PROPERLY  ACCOM- 
PLISH THE  GREAT  CHANGE — herein — in  principle,  cor- 
rectly espoused:  That  is — HOW  TO  QUICKLY  AND  UNI- 
FORMLY TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH. 

Starting  with  an  individual,  we  will  suppose  that 
the  reader  has  carefully  studied  this  work;  which  if 
extended  to  less  than  double  the  size,  would  clearly  ex- 
plain in  detail  every  basic  essential  for  CORRECT  GOVERN- 
MENT, UNTO  FINAL  PERFECTION  OF  HUMANITY. 

Now  there  is  not  one  COMPETENT  person  on  earth 

who,  AFTER  GRASPING  A  REASONABLY  COMPLETE  UNDER- 
STANDING OF  THE  PRINCIPLES  AND  RESULTS  INVOLVED — 

which  could  easily  be  done  by  any  such  a  person  by  de- 


233  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

voting  an  hour  a  day  for  a  month  or  two  at  thoughtfully 
reading  this  book  through  two  or  three  times  and  at- 
tending a  few  explanatory  lectures,  etc.,  who  could  do 
other  than  heartily  support  every  principle  involved; 
which  is  completely  summed  up  by — TEACH  MAN  THE 

TRUTH,  Or,  MAN  MUST  HAVE  AND  DO  WHAT  IS  BEST  FOR 
HIM. 

For  instance — since  there  is  so  much  herein  said  on 
the  subject,  if  THEOLOGY  is  true  it  should  be  completely 
proven  and  SCIENTIFICALLY  installed  in  every  brain ;  but 
if  it  is  not  true  then  it  is  equally  essential  that  every 
person  should  be  SCIENTIFICALLY  trained  to  avoid  its  pit- 
fall. 

It  doesn't  mean  that  any  or  all  should  be  driven 
with  cannons  IN  or  OUT  of  THEOLOGY — as  that  fanaticism 
has  relentlessly  done  when  in  dominant  authority,  but 
by  an  infinitely  more  effectual  power — THE  TRUTH,  which 
is  easy  to  completely  LEARN;  a  process  that  should  be 
applied  to  every  phase  of  INDIVIDUAL  AND  COLLECTIVE 

INTEREST. 

Every  person  kowtows  to  God  or  laughs  at  the  idea 
as  a  result  of  their  understanding  of  the  facts  involved 
or  DUTY  TO  SELF  in  the  matter;  in  cases  of  error  the 
complete  facts  and  result  are  not  fully  seen.  Each  are 
ever  seeking  the  truth  and  acting  on  the  combined  rel- 
ative evidence  in  personal  store — BLENDED  BY  CIRCUM- 
STANCES. 

Sufficiently  prove  the  ultimate  truth  to  any  person 
and  it  is  impossible  for  them  to  abandon  it,  for  THE 
TRUTH  is  always  of  the  highest  possible  IDEAL  AND 
BENEFIT;  the  many  APPARENT  abandonments  ever  being 
forced  by  CIRCUMSTANCES.  Hence,  the  truism — "Con- 
vince a  person  against  their  will  and  they  are  of  the 
same  opinion  still."  For  instance,  millions  of  people 
profess  theological  belief,  because  of  the  overwhelming 
pressure  of  prevailing  conditions — as  a  DUTY  TO  SELF, 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  «88 

while  detesting  the  essential  hypocrisy.  Yet,  clearly 
prove  to  any  hypocrite  that  theology  is  TRUE  and  they 
would  at  once  EARNESTLY  join  the  band ;  while  conversely 
—prove  to  the  most  fanatical  THEOLOGIST  that  GOD,  DEVIL, 
HEAVEN,  HELL,  etc.,  are  myths — so  as  to  make  them  un- 
derstand it,  and  they  can't  help  to  abandon  the  idea — 
at  least  in  their  own  mind,  and  will  thereafter  fight  the 
error  whenever  and  wherever  CIRCUMSTANCES  PERMIT. 
No  person  can  help  it,  for  man  is  on  a  forced  march  in 
quest  of  CONSTRUCTIVE  TRUTH;  those  who  deny  this  are 
among  them  who  do  not  fully  see  THE  TRUTH — for  in  the 
final  EVERY  PERSON  is  HONEST.  They  often  even  enjoy 
being  nailed  to  the  cross,  burning  at  the  stake,  facing 
cannons,  etc.,  to  prove  it;  so  can  other  than  IGNORANCE 
doubt  that  any  would  hesitate  a  moment  to  at  once  aban- 
don the  errors  of  death  and  cling  to  LIVING  TRUTH — 
were  they  respectively  proven  and  the  infinitely  better 
available?  "Which  could  now  be  easily  and  fully  proven 
to  the  entire  "civilized"  race  inside  of  a  year — if  prop- 
erly undertaken,  for  the  essential  facts  are  all  available. 

Now  then,  we  will  say,  for  illustration  at  least,  that 
you  have  carefully  studied  this  work  and  found  that  in 
spite  of  your  natural  efforts  to  disprove  it — the  proper 
way  of  arriving  at  ultimate  truth — while  always  giving 
FACTS  due  credit,  that  in  principle  it  ever  stands  the 
crucial  test;  that  it  is  self-evidently  THE  UNIVERSAL 
PANACEA,  etc. ;  and  that  every  reasonably  intelligent  per- 
son who  would  do  as  you  have — give  the  work  due  con- 
sideration, must  also  come  to  the  same  conclusion — try 
as  they  may  to  avoid  it,  for  no  FACT  could  be  found  to 
convict  it  of  error  or  incompleteness — THE  REQUIRE- 
MENTS OF  THE  PANACEA. 

Such  being  the  case  you  can't  help  giving  it  at  least 
earnest  "inward"  approval;  yet,  being  in  a  world  where 
precisely  the  reverse  is  stanchly  enthroned,  you  feel  that 
it  would  best  serve  DUTY  TO  SELF  to  keep  mum ;  to  even 


234  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

1  'outwardly"  support  "the  powers  that  be" — which  of 
course  you  detest,  but  UNDER  THE  CIRCUMSTANCES  such 
at  least  seems  to  be  GOOD  POLICY.  You  crave  for  the 
change — AS  YOU  KNOW  ALL  OTHERS  WOULD,  could  they  in 
some  way  be  brought  to  duly  understand;  THE  MOST 

PROFITABLE  ALTERNATIVE  SELECTING  EVERY  ACT. 

You  realize,  however,  that  not  one  in  a  hundred 
could  be  quickly  induced  to  PURCHASE  the  treatise  and 
unbiasedly  study  the  problems  as  you  have;  that  it 
would  take  a  long  time  by  that  process  to  enlist  a  suf- 
ficient number  in  the  cause  to  exert  the  required  power- 
ful influence  to  be  of  much  benefit:  Hence,  purely  for 
POLICY  SAKE  you  "run  with  the  wolves"  while  they  feast 
on  the  flock  of  which  you  are  one  at  heart,  even  often 
compelled  to  drink  of  "kindred"  blood.  Such  is  now 
the  anguishing  plight  of  millions,  and  too — all  this  time 
you  know  that  every  "wolf"  would  by  far  rather  be  a 
"lamb,"  could  they  but  KNOW  THE  TRUTH  and  it  were 
SAFE;  yet  speak  you  dare  not — except  under  cover  here 
and  there — IGNORANCE  AND  SAVAGERY  BEING  SYNONYMOUS. 

THE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA,  however,  has  an  inherent 
right  transcending  all  others,  which  is  no  less  than  THE 

RIGHT  OF  MAN  TO  THE  PROTECTION  OF  TRUTH — The  Way 

of  Life;  hence,  regardless  of  any  person,  sect  or  throne, 
it  demands  admission  to  every  brain,  and  it  will  be 
heard.  'Tis  therefore  the  duty,  yea,  the  rightful  func- 
tion of  government,  that  it  be  promptly  and  unsparingly 
spread  broadcast — not  only  FREE,  but  EVERY  PERSON 

DRAFTED  TO  ITS  COLORLESS  BANNER  :    Were  it  thus  gOVCm- 

mentally  promoted,  THE  DESIRED  CHANGE  WOULD  BE  IMME- 
DIATE. The  night  of  ignorance  has  lost  its  charm,  and 
the  day  of  intelligence  spreads  forth  its  arms — ALL 
THAT'S  NOW  NEEDED  is  A  LEADER  OF  NOBLE  INTELLIGENCE 

AND  SOME  MEANS. 

Why,  we  have  just  learned  that  even  the  heart  of 
wolves  long  to  be  lambs,  to  feed  upon  bountiful  sweet- 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  235 

ness  and  meekness  instead  of  blood — ALL  CRAVE  FOR  A 

LIFE  OF  TRUTH. 

Though  individually  each  NOW  do  the  best  vastly 
different  circumstances  direct,  and  wage  a  credible  fight 
in  the  present  savage  competition  for  survival ;  yet,  none 
have  so  far  ever  done  more  than  to  guard  off  a  few 
vicious  blows  before  being  struck  down  in  youth  by  the 
DEVIL  OF  IGNORANCE — conquerable  only  by  the  LORD  OF 

INTELLIGENCE — both    naught    but    CAUSE    AND    EFFECT    OF 
EXPERIENCE    OR   EDUCATION. 

History  and  self-evident  facts  prove  that  while  left 
to  chaotic  individual  experience  to  make  selection  of 
guides,  the  choice  is  ever  different — none  correct,  and 
as  each  strive  to  enforce  their  haphazardly  acquired 
"PERSONAL  OR  CLIQUE  OPINIONS,"  the  result  is  continual 
war — ever  to  more  or  less  detrimental  degree.  Even 
should  one  be  able  to  fully  learn  ESSENTIAL  TRUTH  it 
cannot  be  practiced,  much  less  widely  espoused  or  en- 
forced— except  it  be  "backed"  by  considerable  means — 
hard  to  enlist.  Hence,  it  is  the  dutiful  function  of  GOV- 
ERNMENT to  not  only  * '  PROVE  ALL  THINGS  AND  HOLD  FAST 
TO  THAT  WHICH  is  GOOD" — by  unerringly  sifting  every 
basic  problem  through  the  meshes  of  Nature,  but  to  uni- 
formly endow  every  subject  with  a  full  portion  of  IM- 
PERSONAL AND  OPINIONLESS  ELIXIR  OF  LIFE.  TEACH  MAN 
THE  TRUTH — THE  PANACEA,  WILL  BE  THE  FINAL  ERA 

PROCESS  OF  GROWTH — THE  CLIMAX  :  None  but  insane  FOES 
TO  SELF  AND  HUMANITY  will  deny  this  truth. 

GROWTH — EVOLUTION,  may  and  generally  does  fac- 
torially  advance  by  sudden  and  great  strides,  not  always 
slow  as  generally  believed ;  hence,  even  in  its  National  or 
World-wide  requirements,  the  tremendous  transforma- 
tion from  comparatively  DENSE  IGNORANCE  to  a  uniform 
PRACTICAL  KNOWLEDGE  of  basic  principle,  may  be  quite 
thoroughly  effected — if  properly  undertaken,  in  a  very 
short  time ;  even  ONE  YEAR  is  a  sufficient  period  in  which 


236  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

to  make  a  wonderful  change  of  general  understanding — 
if  governmentally  promoted  with  the  vim  that  such  a 
supremely  important  cause  richly  merits;  so  THE  FINAL 
ERA  OF  UNIVERSAL  BROTHERHOOD  could  thus  be  effectually 
launched  in  from  FIVE  TO  TEN  YEARS.  All  that  is  re- 
quired— if  this  work  will  not  suffice,  is  to  very  carefully 
compile  THE  PANACEA  and  uniformly  distribute  it,  re- 
quiring each  to  study  and  understand  the  principle  in- 
volved— ALL  AT  ONCE.  Were  PEACE  AND  LIFE  promoted 
with  the  same  vim  that  WAR  AND  DEATH  is  just  now, 

WHAT  WOULD  BE  THE  RESULT? 

All  the  vast  requisite  change  in  ideas,  customs  and 
things  would  be  made  solely  by  purely  the  Natural 
process  of  selecting  and  uniformly  endowing  the  people 
with  proper  directive  education — CONSTRUCTIVE  VITAL 
SCIENCE:  Mental  development  of  individuals  and  the 
race,  being  as  much  a  phase  of  evolution — though  often 
vastly  and  quickly  accomplished,  as  is  the  long  chain  of 
terrestrial  growth  of  general  ORGANIC  LIFE — combinedly 
requiring  hundreds  of  millions  if  not  billions  of  years  to 
produce  and  harvest  a  single  planetary  crop;  which  is 
all  inclusive  of  the  greatly  varied  phases  and  degrees  of 
change — slow,  rapid,  sudden  and  great  leaps,  as  plainly 
observed  in  the  growth  of  an  evolutionary  plane  or  cycle 

— FROM  THE  ETHER  TO  AND  INCLUDING  PERFECTED  MAN— 

the  Natural  Process  being  more  clearly  explained  in  the 
section  on  CAPACITY  OF  MAN  AND  RANGE  OF  EVOLUTION. 

GOVERNMENT,  rightly  defined  simply  means  PROTEC- 
TION, which  in  turn  requires  KNOWLEDGE — THE  SCIENCE 
OF  MAINTAINING  SELF — humanity.  This  clearly  exacts  ONE 

ALL-INCLUSIVE    HARMONIOUS    SYSTEM;    that    which    of    its 

own  perfection  would  prevent  interference  by  any  other 
process.  There  can  be  only  ONE  correct  method ;  yet,  we 
now  have  thousands  of  more  or  less  conflicting  govern- 
ments— International,  National,  State,  County,  City, 
Ethical,  Custom,  Religious,  Social,  Business,  School, 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  237 

Family,  Individual,  etc.,  etc. — practically  limitless,  with- 
out one  being  perfect.  And  because  of  which,  each  are 
ever  being  changed;  for  man  will  sooner  or  later  detect 
even  the  slightest  error  and  endeavor  to  correct  it — in 
regard  to  any' of  his  affairs. 

The  greatly  varying  constitutions  show  that  for  a 
long  time  man  has  realized  that  a  dominant  guide  is 
necessary:  Yet,  there  are  ever  many  practically  inde- 
pendent "  subordinate"  governments  beneath  the 
PROWESS  of  every  Constitution;  as  it  were,  bands  of 
human  cats,  dogs,  wolves,  foxes,  skunks,  hyenas, 
panthers,  hogs  and  sheep — herded  by  a  hydra-headed, 
saber-tooth  tiger — ARMY:  Literally  PROTECTION  with 
vengeance;  'tis  now  really  PREVENTION — Wrong,  instead 
PROMOTION  of  uniform  knowledge — Eight.  It  would  seem 
that  anyone  could  instantly  see  the  vast  difference  and 

know  THE  ONLY  REMEDY. 

All  that 's  needed  is  a  uniform  government  of  RIGHT, 
LIGHT  AND  DELIGHT,  to  replace  the  brass  buttoned  and 
class-conscious  UNIFORM-ED  govern-less  MIGHT,  FRIGHT 

AND   FIGHT: 

In  other  words,  PROPER  GOVERNMENT  can  obtain  and 
maintain  only  by  supplanting  IGNORANCE,  INSANITY,  DIS- 
CORD, DEATH  ;  with  INTELLIGENCE,  SANITY,  HARMONY,  LIFE 

— SIMPLE:  Yet  it  means  the  increase  of  general  happi- 
ness and  length  of  life  MANY  FOLDS. 

And  yet,  some  may  ask — WHAT  is  TRUTH  ?  Strange 
indeed,  this  simple  question  seems  to  have  defied  solution 
for  many  a  century — diplomatically  evaded  even  by 
"Our  Lord  and  Master."  Yet,  let's  see — concisely: 
Here  as  then  discussed  in  its  application  to  OUR  LIFE. 

We  must  first  understand  that — Cosmically  or  Uni- 
versally considered  ALL  is  TRUTH;  that  which  is  cannot 
be  false;  eternal  and  mistakeless  innate  cause  and  effect 
ruling  supreme  WITHOUT  AN  ERROR,  LOSS  OR  GAIN — 
Growth  and  decay  of  FINITES  being  the  process  of  main- 
taining INFINITY.  , 


238  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

This  is  not  the  case  with  INDIVIDUAL  BEINGS — for 
they  must  LOSE  or  GAIN,  GROW  or  DECAY,  LIVE  AND  DIE — 

FLUCTUATE. 

That  which  is  painful,  injurious  or  DESTRUCTIVE  OP 
SELF — precisely  in  accord  with  the  subsidiary  natural 
edict — "The  Law  of  Survival  of  the  Fittest"  or  SELF- 
ISHNESS, We  Call — DEVIL,  BAD,  EVIL,  IGNORANT,  INSANITY, 
WRONG,  ERROR,  FALSE Conducive  of  DEATH  :  LOSS. 

That  which  is  pleasurable,  beneficial  or  CONSTRUCT- 
IVE OF  SELF — per  dictum  of  the  same  law,  we  call — GOD, 

GOOD,  VITAL,  INTELLIGENT,  SANITY,   RIGHT,  FACT,   TRUTH— 

promotive  of  LIFE  :  GAIN.  SEE  ! — Clear  and  easy  enough 
to  understand,  is  it  not  ?  Hence,  TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH 
is  THE  PANACEA — even  unto  victory  over  premature 
death  and  conquest  of  happy  long  life ;  at  once  quench- 
ing HELLISH  IGNORANCE  and  irrigating  HEAVENLY  INTEL- 
LIGENCE— ON  EARTH. 

VERILY  ! !  "Ye  shall  know  THE  TRUTH  and  THE  TRUTH 
shall  make  you  FREE" — from  PAIN,  ERROR  or  DISCORD,  the 
cause  of  premature  DEATH, — The  ALL-INCLUSIVE  FOE  TO 

SELF  AT  LAST  OVERCOME — NONE  OTHER  THAN  SELF  EVER 
BEING  CONSIDERED. 

"Survival  of  the  Fittest"  or  SELFISHNESS,  is  un- 
questionably a  Natural  Law,  therefore  impossible  to 
break;  meaning  that  each  dominantly  sane  factor  of 
Nature — from  smallest  to  the  largest — in  the  range  from 
ions  to  man  inclusive,  ever  makes  a  fight  solely  to  main- 
tain SELF;  that  assistance  of  others — without  exception, 
is  ever  born  of  the  same  motive  that  is  employed  in  rais- 
ing a  crop  of  potatoes  or  a  hog — for  the  benefit  that  ac- 
crues to  SELF — The  Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  Being 
Selective  of  Every  Act. 

In  other  words,  a  squash,  apple,  turkey  or  child— 
in  the  final  analysis,  is  raised  solely  for  the  same  reason 
—THE  SATISFACTION  ACCRUING  TO  SELF,  there  being  a 
difference  of  degree  only.  Yet,  this  and  no  other  im- 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  239 

pulse — UNQUALIFIED  SELFISHNESS,  constitutes  the  com- 
plete and  only  possible  saviour  of  man,  and  will  finally 

effect  THE  SWEETEST  UNIVERSAL  BROTHERHOOD  Or  HAR- 
MONIOUS CO-OPERATION  IMAGINABLE — merely  due  uni- 
form KNOWLEDGE  OF  UNAVOIDABLE  INTERDEPENDENCE  will 

do  it.  And  too,  this  can  be  effected  solely  between  the 
units  of  humanity;  for  the  reason  that  man  is  the  only 
creature  that  can  possibly  be  made  to  duly  realize — as 
all  now  soon  will,  THAT  INDIVIDUAL  LIFE  WORTH  LIVING, 

DEPENDS    WHOLLY    ON    ALL    OTHERS    ENJOYING    THE    SAME 

BLESSING:  That  Each  Person  is  an  Unavoidable  Sharer 
of  Every  Other  Person's  Condition — for  Weal  or  Woe; 
that  INTELLIGENCE  or  HARMONY  is  promotive  of  LIFE,  and 
that  IGNORANCE  or  DISCORD  is  conducive  of  DEATH:  That 
when  all  is  RIGHT  man  will  HARMONIOUSLY  CO-OPER- 
ATE and  finally  live  unto  OMNISCIENCE — requiring  fully 
ONE  THOUSAND  YEARS  to  duly  ripen :  The  average  length 
of  life  from  now  on  will  increase  by  great  leaps  and 

bounds — IF  THE  GOLDEN  RULE  OF  GOD  IS  OVER-RULED. 

This  is  the  easiest  FACT  to  completely  prove  and  uni- 
formly understand,  and  constitutes  the  all-inclusive  in- 
centive for  EACH  TO  EVER  DO  EXACTLY  RIGHT — WHEN  SO 
FULLY  TAUGHT  AND  AFFORDED  THE  NECESSARY  OPPORTU- 
NITY TO  DO  IT  ;  THE  DUTY  OF  GOVERNMENT  TO  ASSURE  :  IN- 
TELLIGENCE BEING  ESSENTIAL,  HENCE — TEACH  MAN  THE 
TRUTH  IS  THE  PANACEA. 

No  one  will  ever  be  more  fully  aware  than  is  the 
writer  of  how  strange  and  silly  such  a  system  of  society 
and  government  will  at  first  seem  to  the  average  person ; 
nothing  is  now-a-days  scarcer  than  BROAD  SCIENTIFIC 

THINKERS — WHICH  CAN  BE  QUICKLY  REVERSED. 

While  most  people  are  ever  shouting — "hurrah  for 
freedom  and  liberty" — merely  an  echo  of  insidious 
teachings — THE  ALL-INCLUSIVE  ERROR  ;  they  seldom  notice 
that  every  act  is  dictated  by  custom,  social  and  business 
ethics,  millions  of  laws,  courts,  police,  prisons,  armies, 


240  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

war,  dogmas,  heaven,  hell,  gods,  devils,  desire,  need, 
personal  and  associated  condition,  etc.,  etc. ;  The  Great- 
est Relative  Pleasure — however,  being  Selective  of  Every 
Act — Nature — in  the  final,  never  admitting  of  dual 
methods. 

Of  course,  to  a  thinking  person — after  the  OMNIP- 
OTENT FACT  has  been  duly  brought  to  their  attention, 
there  can  be  nothing  more  self-evidently  ridiculous  than 
to  even  intimate  that  the  all-powerful  natural  principle 
of  cause  and  effect  could  on  any  occasion,  time  or  place 
be  set  aside,  and  freedom  or  liberty — even  for  an  instant, 
substituted  therefor.  Yet — owing  entirely  to  perverse 
EDUCATION,  the  entire  network  of  society  and  govern- 
ments have  for  thousands  of  years  been  wholly  based  on 
FREE-WILL;  which  the  church  has  maintained  by  arbi- 
trarily declaring  man  to  be  A  SPECIAL  AND  INDEPENDENT 
BREW — BY  GOD,  from  balance  of  nature — giving  him 

FREE  MORAL  AGENCY. 

This  was  originally  born  of  observing  the  con- 
trast between  PAIN  AND  PLEASURE — LOSS  AND  GAIN  OF  LIFE 
AND  DEATH;  which — being  ignorant  of  the  real  cause, 
childish  minds  BELIEVED  WAS  PER  DESIGN — a  process  of 

PUNISHMENT  and  REWARD  for  DISOBEDIENCE  Or  OBEDIENCE 

of  some  sort  of  an  ALMIGHTY  CREATOR — JEHOVAH,  GOD-S, 
etc. — all  of  course  the  result  of  NATURAL  CAUSE  AND  EF- 
FECT. This  concisely  but  accurately  explains  the  origin 

Of  BELIEF  in  GODS,  DEVILS,  HEAVEN  AND  HELLS.     To  which, 

however — in  order  to  understand  the  prevalent  belief 
in  FUTURE  LIFE,  must  be  added  the  phenomena  of  DREAMS 
or  VISIONS — really  the  same  IMAGE  BUILDING  mental  proc- 
ess, which  very  few  even  yet  duly  understand.  Many 
apparently  see  and  talk  with  relatives,  acquaintances 
and  others  AFTER  THEIR  DEATH;  even  vividly  seeing 
heaven,  hell,  flocks  of  angels,  imps  and  whatnot  in  THE 
REALM  seemingly  BEYOND  THE  GRAVE.  To  such  and  the 
generally  intense  craving  for  a  DUE  PORTION  OF  LIFE,  may 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  241 

we  reliably  look  for  the  origin  of  BELIEF  in  future  or  con- 
tinuation of  being :  Our  sole  function  is  TO  PICTURE  CON- 
DITIONS OF  LIFE;  THE  BEST  POSSIBLE  TO  CONCEIVE — EVEN 
IN  DREAMS,  WILL  YET  FULLY  OBTAIN  IN  THE  BODY  OF  MAN 
ON  EARTH. 

In  other  words,  every  GOD  was  born  of  IGNORANCE 
of  general  Cause  and  Effect,  and  FUTURE  LIFE  OF  IGNOR- 
ANCE in  regard  to  the  Cause  and  Effect  of  DREAMS — both 
old  as  IGNORANT  MAN — even  lower  animals  being  subject 
to  DREAMS;  but  the  "TWIN"  BELIEFS  are  not  always  asso- 
ciated and  never  precisely  the  same — for  they  are  ever 
born  of  and  progressively  changed  by  VARYING  EXPERI- 
ENCE and  corresponding  selections  of  THE  GREATEST  REL- 
ATIVE PLEASURE  attainable  therefrom — our  universal 
teacher  and  guide.  No  TRUTH  CAN  BE  MORE  FULLY  OR 

CLEARLY  DEMONSTRATED  THAN  ARE  THESE  ABSOLUTE  FACTS 

in  other  chapters  of  this  work — THEO-SPIRITUALISM  being 
at  last  completely  solved,  THE  BASIC  ESSENTIAL  FOR  MAN 

TO  FULLY  UNDERSTAND. 

Now  then,  as  man  craves  to  LIVE,  and  instinctively 
realizing  that  a  COMPLETE  PORTION  of  personal  happi- 
ness and  existence  is  not  being  had,  and  not  heretofore 
knowing  how  to  obtain  it  on  earth — where  all  primarily 
strive  to  remain,  IGNORANT  INFINITE  SELFISHNESS  has 
naturally  sought  "JUSTICE" — through  their  gods, 
heavens  and  hells,  "way  over  there"  in  "the  sweet"  or 
horrible  "bye  and  bye."  Heaven  and  hell — together 
with  their  long  train  of  "civil"  rewards  and  punish- 
ments, are  therefore  maintained  entirely  by  the  DOGMA 

OF   FREE  WILL — INDIVIDUAL   RESPONSIBILITY,   the   Child   of 

and  Essential  to  the  Life  of  Churchology — BASED  ON 
SALVATION  AND  DAMNATION — requiring  ignorance  of  basic 
facts. 

We  thus  learn  why  this  treatise,  and  all  worthy 
fundamental  works  MUST  ATTACK  THEOLOGY,  the  parent 
and  support  of  FREE  WILL — the  basic  error :  For  in  the 


242  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

final,  all  reform  must  arise  through  a  correct  under- 
standing of  MAN  and  his  source  of  actions — which  is 
generally  and  properly  attributed  to  ' '  THE  WILL  TO  DO.  " 
If  it  is  FREE — not  the  inerrant  reflex  of  relative  experi- 
ence, then  our  present  horrible  system  of  personal  con- 
demnation and  punishment,  etc.,  is  right ;  but  if  Natural 
Cause  and  Effect  applies  to  man — as  every  scintilla  of 
evidence  combine  to  assert  it  does,  then  FREE  WILL  is  a 
murderous  dogma  and  should  be  eradicated  from  the 
brain  of  man ;  which  means  the  complete  downfall  of 
every  phase  of  THEOLOGY  and  SPIRITUALISM,  and  a  FULLY 

SATISFYING    EARTH    LIFE    ENTHRONED    IN    ITS    PLACE — just 

what  every  even  partly  sane  person  really  craves :  Free- 
will-less-ness exacting  a  correct  guide. 

Furthermore,  the  Church  ever  has  been  and  must 
continue — so  long  as  allowed  existence,  to  be  a  bitter  foe 
to  unrestricted  Scientific  Education — THE  TRUE  SAVIOR, 
for  theology  thrives  solely  on  the  reverse — IGNORANCE 
of  basic  principle.  It  dogmatically  postulates  the  climax 
of  errors — FREE  WILL,  then  by  threat  of  hell  and  bribe  of 
heaven,  forces  its  dupes  to  devoutly  CONCENTRATE  their 
faith — HYPNOTIZES  them,  into  a  seeming  realization  of  the 
assumption — regardless  of  brand;  pledging  each  to 

IGNORE    REASON    BORN    OF    DEMONSTRATED    FACT — even    to 

defend  their  FAITH  unto  bitterly  waged  wars,  which  they 
have  ever  done:  THE  DOGMA  OF  FREE  WILL  is  THE  BASIS 

OF  EVERY  WAR. 

IGNORANCE  has  served  its  full  purpose  as  a  necessary 
example  of  A  NIGHT  OF  HORROR  upon  which — by  contrast, 
to  firmly  establish  a  well-earned  DAY  OF  PLEASURE — Now 
Man's  Due. 

Probably  no  important  problem  has  ever  been  more 
thoroughly  solved  by  man,  than  is  the  venerable  wrangle 
between  SPIRIT  AND  MATTER — found  explained  under 
caption  of  ACTIO-MATERIA  or  MATERIA-ENERGY — matter  in 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  243 

action:  The  Gibraltar  of  "spirituality"  at  last  com- 
pletely and  forever  capitulates. 

Of  course  there  is  no  "PUBLIC  DEMAND"  for  THE 
PANACEA,  and  never  would  be— UNTIL  WIDELY  AND  COM- 
PLETELY EXPLAINED:  Instead,  the  idea  is  "publicly" 
sneered  at  and  generally  pronounced  an  impossibility— 
as  all  "  new-f  angle-ideas  "  ever  have  been.  The  move- 
ment of  an  arctic  glacier  is  swift,  indeed,  compared  with 
what  public  progress  would  be,  were  it  not  for  the  com- 
paratively few  constructive  thinkers — whom  the  public 
call  cranks  and  often  torture  unto  death.  The  public 
is  not  merely  conservative,  but  a  cinch-break  on  PROG- 
RESS. This  is  why  genuine  DEMOCRACY — direct  rule  of 
the  people,  is  the  most  unwieldly  and  least  desirable  of 
any  form  of  government.  Yet — as  it  implies  that  "each 
have  their  say,"  it  serves  as  a  very  alluring  phrase  for 
politicians  with  which  to  catch  the  "sovereign"  votes  of 
their  IGNORANTLY  SELFISH  constituents.  What  is  needed 
is — A  RULE  OF  RIGHT,  which  the  public  really  wants  but 
learns  last  of  all,  and  would  never  learn  except  for  the 
persistent  efforts  of  a  few  advanced  doers.  The  public 
must  always  be  thoroughly  damned  before  there  can  be 
even  a  majority  demand  for  the  most  self-evident  neces- 
sary reform:  Public  education  by  the  present  system 
is  very  slow,  for  it  has  rightly  learned  to  be  "leary"  of 
grafting  schemes  and  cranks. 

Neither  should  any  person  or  a  few  have  the  power 
to  rule — especially  where  responsible  to  the  people — 
until  they  are  correctly  informed ;  for  as  such  represent- 
atives always  strive  to  maintain  their  power  by  cater- 
ing to  votes,  they  reflect  THE  "STAND-PATTERS"  OR  SLOW- 
NESS OF  PUBLIC  OPINION.  In  fact,  PUBLIC  TENDENCY  IS  TO 

SLEEP,  even  to  retrograde:  All  advance  arises  through 
the  prod  of  a  COMPARATIVELY  FEW  TRUSTWORTHY  AND 
THOUGHTFUL  WORKERS.  That  is  why  we  have  so  many 
very  poor  and  only  a  few  very  rich ;  few  inventors  and 


244  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

many  slow  imitators;  still  less  in  proportion  of  real 
SCIENTISTS — expounders  of  ultra-constructive  Cause  and 
Effect ;  nearly  all  being  mere  defenders  of  derelict  super- 
stition and  customs  of  ages  old.  YET  THE  PUBLIC  WOULD 

PROMPTLY  APPROVE  THE  PANACEA — WERE  IT  DULY  EX- 
PLAINED, FOR  IT  REALLY  WANTS  THE  VERY  BEST  FORM  OF 
GOVERNMENT  OBTAINABLE;  THUS  IN  SPIRIT  DEMOCRACY 
MAY  ATTAIN. 

Monarchy  would  be  a  good  form  of  government — 
WERE  MONARCHS  ALWAYS  RIGHT,  but  as  man  is  gener- 
ally IGNORANT  and  EVER  SELFISH,  Monarchy  has,  there- 
fore, proved  a  failure — as  all  so-called  MAN  RULE  ever 
must. 

Yet,  mankind  must  have  a  government  or  guide, 
and  will  keep  seeking  for  THE  UNERRING  PILOT  until 
found  and  proven  eternally  profound — THE  CLIMAX  OF 
GOOD  IN  NATURE  FOR  MAN,  as  can  be  the  case  only  with 

CONSTRUCTIVE  VITAL  SCIENCE — UNIFORMLY  TEACHING  HU- 
MANITY THE  TRUTH,  Or,  JUST  HOW  TO  UNITEDLY  LIVE 
CORRECT. 

SCIENCE — the  voice  of  Nature — if  correctly  reported 
— as  yet  seldom  broadly  and  connectively  done,  is  ever 
PERSONAL-OPINIONLESS,  the  absolute  and  impartial  TRUTH. 
Science — however,  has  many  phases — the  science  of 
mathematics;  the  science  of  astronomy;  the  science  of 
acting;  the  science  of  fiction,  etc.,  etc. — even  the  science 
of  " lying":  Yet,  'tis  ever  THE  CORRECT  ANSWER  ob- 
tained by  logical  reason  or  doing  from  a  definite  premise 
— whether  true  or  false.  Natural  Philosophy  is  the  seek- 
ing Of  SCIENCE — THE  SPECIFIC  TRUTH.  Hence,  CON- 
STRUCTIVE NATURAL  SCIENCE  MEANS — A  CORRECT  TREATISE 
EXPLAINING  JUST  HOW  TO  UNIFORMLY  MAINTAIN  PERFECT 

HEALTH — VITAL  TRUTH.  SUCH  Uniform  Constructive 
Intelligence,  might  quite  properly  be  called  DEMOCRATIC 
SCIENCE,  and  is  probably  close  to  what  President  Wilson 
meant  when  declaring  for — "Make  the  World  Safe  for 


FUNCTION  OF  GOVERNMENT  245 

Democracy."  Anyhow,  INTELLECTUALISM — as  in  prin- 
ciple clearly  explained  by  this  work,  constitutes  THE 

ONLY  PROPER  AND  STABLE  GOVERNMENT  FOR  MAN,  and  will 

sooner  or  later  completely  supplant  all  other  methods: 
For  solely — TEACH  MAN  BASIC  TRUTH  is  THE  PANACEA  OR 
UNIVERSAL  CURE-ALL.  Which  culminates  in  exemplifying 
THE  GOLDLESS  RULE— IT  IS  TO  THE  WELFARE  OF 
SELF  TO  TREAT  ALL  OTHERS  WITH  HEALTH- 
FUL CARE. 


—100  WORDS  OF  100  PER-CENT— 
*Every  person,  regardless  of  present  conflicting 
theories — born  of  corresponding  diverse  experience,  are 
unwittingly  striving  for  precisely  the  same  condition — 
FULLNESS  OF  HAPPY  LIFE:  So,  were  each  brought  to 
properly  understand  THE  ALL-INCLUSIVE  SCIENCE  OF  LIV- 
ING  Of  Which  INTERDEPENDENCE  AND  CO-OPERATION  are 

self-evident  and  proven  basic  factors,  it  will  completely 
satisfy  all  and  impel  UNITED  SUPPORT. 

To  thus  uniformly  endow  every  person — including 
due  medium  of  expression,  is  THE  SOLE  DUTY  OF  GOVERN- 
MENT ;  which  is  easy  to  do  and  all  that  is  needed,  to  cor- 
rectly inaugurate  and  maintain  THE  FINAL  ERA  OF  WORLD 
WIDE  JUSTICE — now  sure  to  quickly  obtain.* 

-100  WORD  CHALLENGE  TO  SKEPTICS— 
*The  all-important  and  conclusive  proof  that  THIS 
WORK  is  flawless  and  complete  in  principle ;  that  it  fully 
accomplishes  the  laudable  object  undertaken,  is — THE 

IRREFUTABLE     CLAIM     THAT     IT     PLAINLY,     SIMPLY,     PRAC- 
TICABLY, ABSOLUTELY  AND  IDEALLY  SOLVES — at  least  baSlC- 

ally,  EVERY  VITAL  AFFAIR  OF  MAN.    No  competent  judge 

Of  ' '  THE  PROBLEM  OF  HUMAN  REDEMPTION ' '  will  Overlook, 

deny  or  decry  this  DECISIVE  EVIDENCE.    Indeed,  none  who 
are  at  all  capable  of  duly  understanding  the  ALMIGHTY 

PRINCIPLE     AND     SCOPE     INVOLVED;     THE     SUPREME     GOOD 


246  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

HEREIN  LOGICALLY  POINTED  OUT  AS  BEING  EASILY  AND 
QUICKLY  WITHIN  THE  BEACH  OF  MANKIND,  will  even  qUCS- 
tion  THE  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA  claim.* 

WILL  OTHER  THAN  IGNORANCE  OF  SELF, 
ATTEMPT  TO  DEFILE  RIGHT  FOR  MAN? 

DEATHLESS  WARFARE 

Cosmos  is  defined  as  "Perfect  World." 
So,  how  can  any  factor  be  imperfect? 

SELFLESS  AND  SELFISH  LAW 

Man  is  ever  defectless — cosmically  considered, 
But — craving  to  live,  defective  when  diseased. 


1— VS.— 1000 

The  writer  once  challenged  a  large  gathering  of  ex- 
tremely critical  people,  to  propound  a  fundamental  ques- 
tion that  could  not  at  once  be  fully  and  clearly  answered : 
and  after  a  two  hour  DAILY  meeting  for  about  three 
months — at  which  over  a  thousand  questions — involving 
practically  every  phase  of  basic  problems  had  been  ad- 
mitted as  thoroughly  explained — none  evaded:  One  of 
the  regular  attendants  quite  earnestly  enquired : — In  as 
much  as  you  seem  to  be  a  thorough  master  of  basic  prin- 
ciple— potential  omniscience,  what  then  keeps  you  alive  ? 

To  which  I  replied:  The  Race  is  Man — individuals 
being  merely  corelated  cellular  factors,  none  can  become 
perfect  or  fully  mature  until  ALL  DO;  that  just  as  long 
as  any  one  can  learn  or  teach,  NONE  CAN  DIE  FROM  COM- 
PLETENESS. Oh,  I  see,  said  he :  Do  You  ? 


— FROM — 

NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE 

—The  Complete  Work- 
How  to  Unify  and  Perfect  Mankind 
o 

CHAPTER  XII — 45  PAGES 

NOW    I    AM    GOING    TO    TAKE    FOR    MY    TEXT    THE    LITERAL 
FACTS,   THAT — 

MAN  IS  INEVITABLY  A  SLAVE  TO  INFINITE 
SELFISHNESS. 

That,  *The  Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective 
of  Every  Act.* 

That  innately,  man  has  no  selective  power  of  right 
and  wrong. 

That  ignorant  pleasure  conducive  of  death — there- 
fore wrong,  is  natural  as  intelligent  pleasure  promotive 
of  life  and  right. 

That  EXPERIENCE  is  the  only  source  of  judgment. 

That  the  universal  and  inerrant  LAW  OF  HUMAN  NA- 
TURE is — 

*THE  GREATEST  DEGREE  OF  PLEASURE 
ATTAINABLE  WITH  THE  COMBINED  REL- 
ATIVE EXPERIENCE  IN  ACTION,  IS  AT  ALL 
TIMES  PRECISELY  EXPRESSED  BY  EACH  IN- 
DIVIDUAL* NATURE'S  BOOKS  EVER  BEING 
ACCURATELY  BALANCED  TO  DATE.* 

Hence — that  every  act  exactly  indicates  one's  fitness 
in  attainments  for  the  occasion,  or  degree  of  intellectual 
development;  that  is — ever  precisely  reflects  the  com- 
pound of  individual  experiences  having  the  slightest 
bearing  on  the  action. 

That  Man  is  literally  an  INFINITELY  COMPLEX  NEURO- 

CHEMICAL  REFLEX  ACTING  MECHANISM — 

NOT  RESPONSIBLE 


248  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

And  with  these  facts  as  a  basis,  LET  NATURE  ANSWEB 

THE    COMPLEX    GOVERNMENTAL,     SOCIAL    AND    INDIVIDUAL 

PROBLEMS, — void  of  mere  personal  opinion. 

Well  to  start  with,  let's  suppose  that  THE  DOGMA  OF 
FREE  WILL — or  individual  responsibility — together  with 
the  present  corresponding  CRUELTY  VINDICTIVE  MILITANT 
GOVERNMENT,  has  been  entirely  eliminated,  and  in  its 
place,  MAN — being  a  factor  of  nature  and  subject  to 
the  universal  law  of  cause  of  effect — ever  inevitably 
conforming  to  and  inerrantly  reflecting  combined  per- 
sonal experiences — whether  good  or  bad,  yet — being  a 
creature  of  practically  infinite  mental  potentiality, 
therefore  may — by  means  of  ever  proper  educational  in- 
fluences, be  developed  precisely  as  desired  into  any  con- 
dition or  degree  of  psycho-physical  perfection;  even — 
when  compared  with  now,  unto  practical  omniscience 
and  immortality,  as  the  reverse  is  also  possible. 

EVERY   WORD   OF   WHICH    BEING   A    FUNDAMENTAL 

TRUTH. 

This — man  being  an  absolute  slave  to  infinite  selfish- 
ness, with  no  innate  faculty  of  proper  choice,  irresist- 
ibly Calls  for  A  GOVERNMENT  OF  INTELLECTUAL  DETERMIN- 
ISM, or — enforced  general  knowledge  of  right  and  wrong; 
being  wholly  an  educational  compulsion  of  universal 
righteous  selection. 

A  kindly  enforced  uniform  development  of  true 
nobility — the  very  antithesis  to  that  of  now — ignobly  en- 
slaving many  for  the  false  aggrandizement  of  a  few. 

A    GOVERNMENT   OF   INTELLECTUAL   DETERMINISM Or 

INTELLECTUALISM,  may  be  quite  clearly  illustrated  by 
considering  the  vast  accumulations  of  past  EXPERIENCES 
and  WEALTH,  as  having  been  carefully  garnered  and  laid 
away  in  THE  PEOPLE'S  UNIVERSAL  STOREHOUSE — which 
we  will  call  THE  GOVERNMENT — or  rightful  guardian  and 
support  of  every  individual.  Where  everything — even 
much  more  than  the  total  of  what  is  now  unequally 
monopolized  by  individuals,  would  then  be  equally 
owned  and  used  by  every  one  alike — individual  owner- 
ship being  entirely  unknown.  Yet  each — while  person- 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  249 

ally  owning  nothing,  MUST  ever  have  AMPLE  of  every 
life  promoting  essential— even  far  more  than  it  is  pos- 
sible for  children  of  model  well-to-do  parents,  now  to 
have. 

Consider  the  NATION  or  WORLD  of  people,  as  a  gigan- 
tic ideal  family — ever  harmoniously  ruled  by  a  prac- 
tically all-wise  parent  of  inexhaustible  wealth;  whose 
government  is  wholly  by  the  powerful  influence  of  uni- 
versal highest  possible  grade  of  ennobling  education  in 
fundamental  principles  promotive  of  life  and  right, 
while  also  inhibiting  every  wrong  by  the  might  of  light. 
Where  the  ruling  power  automatically  obtains  solely 
perforce  of  the  bewitching  fascination  born  of  its  own 
intrinsic  righteousness,  truth,  uniform  justice,  plenty, 
etc.  Where  leadership  could  be  gained  or  maintained 
only  by  an  automatic  process  of  periodical  competitive 
examination,  proving  actual  superior  requisite  attain- 
ments for  such  positions,  and  a  faculty  for  uniformly 
reflecting  same  upon  all  those  in  charge.  Ruling  solely 
by  teaching  applicable  laws  of  nature — SCIENTIFIC. 

A  universally  helpful  arrangement,  whereby  the 
stronger  must  exemplify  their  advanced  ability  by  as- 
sisting the  weaker. 

Literally — a  thoroughly  scientific  system,  prac- 
tically embodying  the  potent  fact  that  fit  leadership  can 
obtain  or  maintain  only  by  genuine  ability  and  fellow- 
ship. For  in  the  first  place,  while  water  always  seeks 
a  common  level,  and  merit — IF  NOT  HANDICAPPED,  will 
reach  its  proper  height;  yet  when  duly  recognized — as 
it  then  would  be,  that  a  chain  is  only  as  strong  as  its 
weakest  link — which  in  no  place — when  averaged,  is 
truer  or  more  applicable  than  in  the  relations  of  human 
beings,  and  there  being  no  other  process  of  adjustment, 
the  stronger  must  mend  the  weaker,  as  the  only  way  by 
which  their  own  aspiring  power  may  be  maintained  or 
increased. 

Thus — when  properly  understood,  nature  sternly 
exacts  a  high  class  of  mutually  helpful  service,  or  none 
can  greatly  advance;  and  there  is  no  possible  way  of 
evading  its  all-powerful  edict,  though  most  people  now 


200  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

think  there  is.  That  solely  by  noble  fraternal  relations, 
may  any  do  much  for  SELF ;  LENGTH  AND  HAPPI- 
NESS OP  LIFE,  BEING  THE  STANDARD  OF 
MEASUREMENT. 

In  such  a  government — all  personal  authority  hav- 
ing been  entirely  eliminated,  and  in  its  place  the  CON- 
STRUCTIVE LAWS  OF  NATURE — promotive  of  TRUTH — and 
inhibiting  ERROR,  being  absolutely  enthroned  as  THE 
RULING  POWER — officials  serving  merely  as  mediums  of 
its  proper  classification  and  general  dissemination;  so- 
ciety would  then  be  simply  a  gigantic  progressive  school 
of  practical  science,  with  but  the  one  incentive  of  action, 
—that  of  insuring  the  highest  possible  universal  attain- 
ments, exact  equality  of  opportunity,  justice,  service 
and  reward:  Or — as  it  were,  the  much  talked  of  UNI- 
VERSAL BROTHERHOOD. 

Every  member  of  the  great  family  MUST  then  do  the 
part  corresponding  to  their  ability — whatever  that  may 
be,  yet  receive  exactly  equal  reward. 

Can  anyone  give  more  than  a  lifetime  of  reasonable 
service — regardless  of  class,  to  mankind? 

Can  anyone  get  more  than  everything  that  would 
constitute  an  ideal  life  for  such  service  ? 

Should  not  each  do  and  receive  exactly  this  ? 

Is  such  a  condition  of  affairs  possible? 

Will  you  support  such  a  system  if  it  is  f 

Would  it  not  be  the  climax  of  achievements,  even  to 
roughly  suggest  THE  ONLY  POSSIBLE  WAY  by  which  that 
wonderful  result  may  be  surely,  fully  and  quickly  at- 
tained— with  the  simplicity  of  TRUTH  ? 

Yet  I  shall  accomplish  that  wonderful  feat — includ- 
ing the  head  line,  in  the  next — JUST  100  WORDS. 

*BASIS  OF  THE  FINAL  ERA,  OR  WORLD 
CONSTITUTION. 

SELF-SATISFACTION  being  the  all-inclusive  or  FIRST 
LAW  OF  NATURE,  and  SELF-PRESERVATION  its  highest  ex- 
pression;  therefore,  being  infinitely  SELFISH,  yet  realiz- 
ing that  man  is  an  unerring  product  and  reflex — a 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  251 

veritable  SLAVE  of  immediate  and  stored  ENVIRONMENTS, 
of  which  humanity  is  the  principal  factor;  we  would 
eagerly  lend  every  possible  effort  to  purify  the  source, 
that  SELF  may  be  perfected  and  live  long  in  the  land. 

Thus,  INTELLIGENT  SELFISHNESS  would  insure  a  lit- 
eral fulfillment  of  THE  ENNOBLING  GOLDLESS 
RULE— IT  IS  TO  THE  WELFARE  OF  SELF  TO 
TREAT  ALL  OTHERS  WITH  HEALTHFUL  CARE.* 

If  this  is  not  TRUTH,  then  ERROR  is  righteousness. 

Why! — even  the  "Golden  Rule" — unwittingly,  has 
its  root  wholly  in  SELFISHNESS;  for  its  incentive  is — "AS 

YOU  WOULD  THAT  THEY  SHOULD  DO  UNTO  YOU ' ' :    Which — 

verily,  is  the  only  possible  motive  of  considerate  be- 
havior toward  others.  NATURE,  INDEED,  MAKES  NO  MIS- 
TAKE ! 

Now,  I  fully  understand  that  but  a  few  will  at  all 
realize  the  tremendous  meaning  of  those  100  words :  The 
average  person  will  read  them  flippantly  as  they  would 
a  line  from  a  dime  novel.  Not  having  been  trained  to 
profound  thought,  few,  indeed,  can  at  first  adequately 
dissect  the  single  and  combined  meaning  of  these  truly 
omnipotent  words,  which  clearly  suggest  every  essential 
factor  and  THE  ONLY  POSSIBLE  WAY  OF  HUMAN  DELIVER- 
ANCE. 

While  man's  infinite  mental  capacity  can  never  ex- 
haust their  latent  meaning,  I  will — however,  concisely 
outline  a  few  salient  points ;  which  will  probably  suffice 
to  at  least  set  most  readers  to  thinking — the  one  essential 
and  my  earnest  desire. 

I  by  no  means  intend  to  imply  that  the  average  per- 
son could  not  reason  at  least  as  clearly  and  deeply  as 
myself,  if  they  would  only  set  aside  prejudice  and  try, 
as  all  should  and  some  day  will  far  surpass — as  many 
now  do  in  many  ways. 

HERBERT   SPENCER   said,    "THERE  is   A   PRINCIPLE 

WHICH  IS  A  BAR  AGAINST  ALL  INFORMATION,  WHICH  IS 
PROOF  AGAINST  ALL  ARGUMENT  AND  WHICH  CANNOT  FAIL 
TO  KEEP  MAN  IN  EVERLASTING  IGNORANCE  :  THIS  PRINCIPLE 


252  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

is  CONTEMPT  PRIOR  TO  EXAMINATION."  And  he  knew 
what  was  TRUE. 

We  have  learned  that — 

MAN  IS  INEVITABLY  A  SLAVE  TO  INFINITE  SELFISHNESS, 
and  THEREFORE  NOT  RESPONSIBLE. 

That  seeking  of  pleasure  is  his  only  motive  of  action ; 

That  while  he  craves  to  live,  he  has  no  innate 
faculty  of  choosing  between  pleasures  promotive  of  life, 
and  those  leading  to  death ; 

That  EXPERIENCE  is  his  only  guide  regardless  of 
result ; 

Therefore,  that  pleasures  promotive  of  life,  are  in- 
telligent and  right,  while  those  leading  to  death  are 
ignorant  and  wrong. 

Hence — that  man  needs  a  guide. 

Now,  we  have  also  found,  that — 

Society — vested  in  the  archives  of  government,  is — 
or  may  be  very  old,  strong,  wealthy  and  wise ;  therefore, 
should  be  guardian  and  support  of  the  ever  compara- 
tively very  young,  weak,  poor  and  ignorant  individual. 

That  each  MUST  do  their  part  and  receive  precisely 
the  same,  which  MUST  be — every  essential  of  an  ideal 
life;  hence,  no  incentive  or  possibility  of  distinction  in 
service  or  reward — nothing  better  conceivable. 

That  there  could  be  no  personal  opinion  or  author- 
ity, for  THE  CONSTRUCTIVE  LAWS  OF  NATURE  WOULD  BE 

THE  ONLY  RULING  POWER,  ever  educationally  adminis- 
tered by  the  proven  really  fittest,  in  every  relation  of 
man:  So  that  the  very  highest  and  best  may  be  uni- 
formly reflected  on  one  and  all  exactly  alike.  Every 
question  being  solved  by  inherent  basic  facts — OPIN- 
IONLESS. 

Now,  having  got  right  down  to  the  very  bed-rock  of 
human  nature  and  requirements  for  exact  equal  oppor- 
tunity, service,  reward  and  justice,  we  may  proceed  to 
ascertain  whether  NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE,  or — INTEL- 

LECTUALJSM,  WOULD  FULLY  AND  ALL-ROUND  SATISFAC- 
TORILY FILL  THE  BILL  OF  COMPLETELY  SATISFYING,  UNIFY- 
ING AND  PERFECTING  SOCIETY. 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  253 

So  I  will  again  repeat,  that  should  it  be  found  in  the 
slightest  degree  wanting,  then — as  no  less  than  every  jot 
and  tittle  of  such  is  worthy  of  a  thought,  cast  it  disdain- 
fully in  a  sewer,  where  all  incomplete  or  defective  relig- 
ions, theories,  philosophies,  science  or  what-not — call 
them  what  you  may,  rightfully  belong;  for  in  the  pos- 
sible light  of  today,  none  but  the  real  or  UNIVERSAL 
PANACEA  is  tolerable. 

While  on  the  other  hand,  should  it  prove  to  be  the 
long  sought  COMPLETE  SCIENCE  OF  LIFE,  then  what  sort  of 
a  man  or  beast  can  it  be  who  would  with-hold  their 
hearty  support,  simply  because  of  some  one  or  few 
whimsical  delusions? 

Yet,  there  will  at  first  be  hordes  of  just  such  " un- 
selfish*' devotees  of  superstition,  though  none  can  be  so 
ignorant  who  cannot  realize  the  general  beauty  and 
truth  of  such  a  complete  science — if  duly  examined. 

Nothing  but  IGNORANT  selfishness  will  prevent  any 
person — after  properly  examining  such  a  work,  from  at 
once  lending  their  every  effort  to  promote  the  great 
cause.  Hence — unless  it's  possible  to  point  out  an  actual 
flaw  in  the  principles  involved,  it  righteously  calls  for 
combined  support;  but  if  a  real  defect  is  detected.  I 
admit  that  the  work  should  not  only  be  disregarded  but 
suppressed.  Will  any  other  system  submit  to  such  a 
crucial  test?  Yet  it  is  the  proper  one:  Barring  only 
technical  errors — and  the  many  detractions  in  the  style 
of  its  presentation. 

Now,  I  have  set  the  highest  ideal  mind  can  conceive 
to  attain,  or  be  lost  by  the  exactions  of  my  own  explicitlv 
stated  sense  of  right.  Could  any  one  do  more?  Will 
any  one  who  may  sally  to  criticise  this  work  do  as  much 
for  the  substitute  they  might  suggest?  I  think  not,  yet 
time  alone  can  tell. 

While  I  prescribe  no  conditions  by  which  this  work 
may  be  judged — except  that  it  be  first  fully  understood, 
and  that  the  laws  of  nature  shall  constitute  the  court  of 
appeals;  therefore — as  a  chain  is  only  as  strong  as  its 
weakest  link,  it  may  even  be  sectionally  considered :  Yet 


254  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

1  would  suggest,  that  the  proper  method  of  passing  upon 
its  merits,  is  by  what  it  would  result  in,  and  whether 
feasible  as  a  whole ;  for  of  course  by  that  alone  may  it  be 
rightfully  judged.  In  fact — with  all  fair  minded  peo- 
ple, the  all-encompassing  grand  result  will  have  a  great 
influence  on  their  judgment  of  constituent  parts.  And 
yet,  unless  the  basis  and  calculation  are  correct,  the 
result  must  likewise  not  only  be  erroneous  and  unstable, 
but  not  the  desired  truth.  Therefore,  every  PRINCIPLE 
of  the  structure  should  singly  and  collectively  stand  the 
full  test,  or  crumble  together  in  a  ruin ;  Hence — finally. 

NO  MERCY  IS  ASKED. 

Of  course,  in  a  book  of  this  kind,  only  a  compara- 
tively few  salient  illustrations  can  be  given ;  for  to  spec- 
ifically answer  every  question  would  be  to  re-write  the 
fundamental  literature  of  the  world.  All  that  can  be 
expected  of  this  work,  therefore,  is  to  clearly  and  fully 
lay  down  and  illustrate  the  principles  involved ;  so  that 
by  the  same  process  any  and  all  other  problems  may  be 
solved.  The  immediately  following  examples,  however, 
are  but  a  few  of  the  illustrations  given — many  others 
being  scattered  throughout  the  book. 

Now,  I  have  said  that  human  nature  suggests  every 
essential  reform,  and  exactly  what  is  right;  that  if  fol- 
lowed, would  UNIFY  and  PERFECT  MANKIND:  That — if 
I'm  right,  such  ought  to  obtain;  but  if  wrong,  this  work 
should  be  ignored.  So  without  further  parleying  we 
will  seek  the  outcome — be  that  what  it  may. 

Let's  first  look  into  the  LABOR  PROBLEM. 

Now,  the  very  bottom  and  all-inclusive  principle 
underlying  INTELLECTUALISM  would  be,  that  EVERY  PER- 
SON MUST  HAVE  AND  DO  JUST  WHAT  IS  BEST  FOR  THEM  ; 

and  that  all  the  vast  knowledge,  wealth  and  power  of  the 
GOVERNMENT — by  which  is  meant — ALL  THE  PEOPLE— 
ruled  by  ETERNAL  CONSTRUCTIVE  PRINCIPLE,  would  be 
exerted  to  equally  provide  each  individual  with  EVERY 

ESSENTIAL  OF  IDEAL  LIFE — NOTHING  WHATEVER  LACKING— 
IN  ANY  INSTANCE. 

So  that  no  one  shall  DO  or  HAVE  a  whit  more  or  less 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  255 

than  the  combined  wisdom  and  resources  of  mankind 
may  find  is  essential,  promotive  of  the  highest  possible 
degree  of  a  healthful  and  happy  long  life;  BOTH  DOING 
and  HAVING  BEING  COMPULSORY — by  a  process  of  edu- 
cation. 

Therefore,  each  person  should  devote  just  sufficient 
time  of  every  day — when  not  engaged  in  likewise  essen- 
tial purely  educational  and  recreation  duties,  at  PRO- 
DUCTIVE EXERCISE,  in  order  to  both  maintain  perfect 
health  and  the  necessities  of  life;  each  consistent  there- 
with, doing  that  for  which  they  are  best  qualified — say 
for  three  to  four  hours,  five  days  per  week,  ten  months 
each  year,  while  able  to  do  so  throughout  life.  This — as 
any  person  should  fully  realize,  would  not  only  afford 
every  one  EXACTLY  THE  REQUISITE  HEALTHFUL  EXERCISE, 

AND  PRODUCE  AMPLE  of  EVERY  ESSENTIAL  FOR  UNIVERSAL 

IDEAL  LIFE,  but  each  would  simply  do  precisely  their 
proper  part  toward  supplying  a  common  storehouse,  in 
which  all  are  equally  interested. 

By  STOREHOUSE  is  meant, — every  factor  or  facility 
of  livelihood  that  may  be  produced  or  used  by  any  and 
all — from  eatables  to  railroads,  etc. ;  EVERYTHING — in- 
cluding EDUCATION  or  what-not :  ENTIRELY  GOVERNMENT- 
ALIZED.  There  being  no  personally  owned  property — not 
even  SELF  or  the  hat  on  one's  head — though  ever  having 
the  best. 

There  would  be  no  masters  or  servants,  no  servitude 
of  one  to  another;  hence — no  drudgery;  as  well  as  over 
and  under  proper  exercise  for  health  would  be  entirely 
eliminated:  BEING  A  WORKLESS  YET  DRONELESS  SYSTEM. 
In  other  words — menial  and  fagging,  or  degrading  and 
unhealthy  work,  as  well  as  equally  detrimental  idleness, 
would  be  no  more — having  been  fully  supplanted  by 
simply — PRODUCTIVE  EXERCISE,  which  ALL  would  be  prop- 
erly educated  to  cheerfully  and  energetically  do,  as 
doubly  beneficial  PLAY — productive  of  health  and  neces- 
sities of  life ;  therefore,  ever  the  climax  of  pleasure. 

FOOLS  only  will  ask,  "Who  would  make" — the  peo- 
ple that  such  a  system  must  produce,  <ldo  their  part"? 


256  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Yet,  "the  woods  are  full  of  them."  They  overlook  the 
omnipotent  power  of  proper  universal  education  and 
justice — the  at  present  unknown  genuine  sparkle  of 
human  vigor. 

Why,  a  social  condition  producing  such  uniform  in- 
telligence, health,  plenty,  happiness  and  justice,  would 
produce  a  race  of  people,  who  would  no  more  neglect 
their  wonderfully  beneficial  duty,  than  a  healthy  child 
can  be  kept  from  play,  when  an  opportunity  is  afforded. 
So  any  question  as  to  that  point  is  too  silly  for  serious 
consideration:  The  incentive — FULLNESS  OP  PLEASURE 
AND  LIFE,  being  the  climax  promotive  of  stainless  fidelity 
to  duty. 

The  trouble  is,  the  average  person  cannot  at  first 
divorce  themselves  from  comparing  the  present  condi- 
tion— productive  of  "mutts,"  idlers,  laggards,  sports, 
drunks,  gamblers,  grafters,  liars,  thieves,  beggars,  inva- 
lids, etc.,  with  the  thoroughly  harmonious  FINAL  ERA 
society — composed  wholly  of  highly  cultured,  healthy 
and  energetic  people.  That  there  could  be  such  a  "para- 
dise on  earth"  only  a  few  can  at  first  conceive.  Yet  it 
is  the  simplest  and  easiest  thing  to  fully  accomplish  one 
can  possibly  think  of;  which  any-how  some  day  will  be 
the  condition  of  human  affairs.  And  if  at  once  cham- 
pioned by  a  few  INFLUENTIAL  and  WEALTHY  people,  may 
be  mainly  realized — practically  the  world  over,  within 
ten  years.  And  I  shall  now  proceed  to  prove,  that  as 
such  a  condition  would  be  especially  to  their  interests; 
it  may,  therefore,  be  confidently  expected  that  MANY  OF 

THEM  WILL  LOSE  NO  TIME — SOON  AS  THEY  FULLY  UNDER- 
STAND THE  PRINCIPLES  INVOLVED,  IN  LENDING  THEIR  EVERY 

POSSIBLE  SUPPORT  TO  THE  GREAT  CAUSE;  for  the  wealthy 
and  influential  are  generally  WISE  people. 

In  the  first  place,  while  coping  with  the  present 
social  and  governmental  system — where  the  average 
poor  man  is  only  a  dog  at  the  heels  of  their  wealthy  lord 
and  master,  can  any  one  be  blamed  for  desiring  riches, 
and  using  every  "lawful"  means  to  obtain  and  retain  itf 
Isn't  a  moneyless  man  today  the  most  forsaken,  forlorn 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  257 

and  abject  creature  on  earth?  Does  such  distress  many, 
except  those  financially  interested?  Isn't  poverty  the 
most  distressing  affliction  possible  to  endure?  Yet,  is 
not  penury  and  woe — in  some  form,  practically  unani- 
mous ?  Are  the  rich  greatly  exempted  ? 

However,  isn't  the  craze  for  comforts,  luxury  and 
power — deceptive  as  the  prevalent  grade  may  be,  natur- 
ally universal  and  fearfully  savage?  Why  of  course  it 
is !  and  until  the  present  ignorant  system  of  simply  cold 
blooded  SURVIVAL  OP  THE  SLICKEST  is  abolished,  it  can 
never  be  otherwise.  For — under  prevailing  conditions, 

THE  INFINITE  SELFISHNESS  OF  HUMAN  NATURE  DEMANDS  IT. 

The  " little  cur"  who  is  now  barking  and  snapping 
at  his  master,  is  simply  jealous,  that's  all:  And  if  per- 
chance any  of  them  ever  get  "on  easy  street,"  they  will 
at  once  give  the  remaining  pack  an  extra  kick,  as  ex- 
perience almost  universally  proves. 

Of  course  none  of  the  hungry  ones  desire  to  be 
wealthy :  They  just  want  to  howl ;  yet  for  what  ?  Oh, 
no!  this  isn't  true,  is  it?  bow-wow!  In  reality — what 
does  everybody  want?  Why — it's  simply  all  they  can 
get,  and  few  indeed  ever  get  enough — even  of  lucre. 
Some  already  practically  own  the  earth,  but  none  have 
yet  been  fully  satisfied,  and  never  will  be  under  the 
present  system  of  education,  society  and  government — 
for  it  is  all  in  gross  error.  The  wonderful  human  being 
will  never  be  satisfied  until  his  conditions  are  exactly 
right;  which  means— A  PERFECTION  OF  THE 
RACE.  However — as  experience  extensively  illustrates, 
every  snobbish  egotist  in  the  country  who  has  escaped  a 
few  vices,  or  has  some  money — yet  mighty  little  brains, 
point  a  finger  of  scorn  at  those  they  consider  beneath 
them.  They  forget  that  there  are  many  times  more  who 
are  further  their  own  superior  than  anyone  could  be 
their  inferior — if  indeed  they  have  the  slightest  right  to 
boast  of  being  above  any,  for  real  merit  or  nobility  con- 
sists— at  least  mainly,  of  CONSIDERATE  THOUGHTFULNESS, 
which  never  even  thinks  ill  or  belittling  of  others. 

Ask  any  of  such  fops  why  they  are  not  at  the  top, 


258  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

and  INSULTING  ANGER  is  their  brainless  reply.  Certainly, 
difference  of  individual  experience  has  nothing  to  do 
with  such;  and — likewise,  Oh  No!  Man  isn't  SELF-CON- 
SIDERATE— is  HE? — OUCH!  Yet  we  shall  see  that  THE 
IMPULSE  OP  INFINITE  SELFISHNESS  must  be  his  savior,  or 
he  is  forever  lost. 

Is  "the  love  of  money  the  root  of  all  evil?"  Why 
no — of  course  not ;  No  one  cares  a  whit  for  the  stuff,  ex- 
cept as  a  medium  of  comfort,  luxury  or  power;  which, 
however,  the  present  system  of  affairs  make  essential. 
It  is  now  the  sole  medium  of  obtaining  food,  clothes, 
shelter,  "health,"  agreeable  society,  amusements,  educa- 
tion, travel,  power,  happiness,  heaven,  and  it  is  the  prime 
factor  of  hell.  That's  why  we  crave  money,  and  there's 
no  other  reason.  And  so  when  we  learn  that  all  these— 
less  hades,  and  everything  else  essential  to  an  ideal  life, 
can  be  universally  had  far  more  abundant  and  superior 
— in  accordance  with  our  actual  needs — WITHOUT  MONEY, 
than  the  wealthiest  can  now  possibly  command  WITH  IT, 
everybody  will  then  completely  and  cheerfully  abandon 

lucre,  BUT  NOT  BEFORE. 

All  that  can  be  desired  is — that  EVERY  PERSON  MUST 

HAVE  AND  DO  JUST  WHAT  IS  BEST  FOR  THEM  THROUGHOUT 

LIFE — FOR  ALL  GENERATIONS.  If  this  will  not  fully  satisfy 
people  of  INTELLIGENCE,  then  nothing  can ;  WHICH  is  easy 
to  have — FAR  MORE  SIMPLE  AND  PRACTICABLE  THAN  NOW 
— playing  no  favorites. 

Did  you  ever  think  of  why  you  pray,  or  wish  to 
go  to  heaven?  Now,  really,  isn't  it  at  least  slightly 
SELFISH?  And  wouldn't  it  even  be  of  some  personal 
SATISFACTION — for  instance,  to  get  your  wayward  son  or 
daughter  inside  the  pearly  gates — WHEN  THEY  MUST  GO  ? 
SELFISHNESS — intelligent  or  ignorant,  is  indeed  the  czar 
of  our  nature. 

So  it  is  self-evident,  that  the  only  possible  way  to 
get  the  wealthy  and  leading  people  to  give  up  their 
MEANS,  is  by  giving  them  something  better  instead,  and 
"A  SURE  THING"  AT  THAT. 

The  powerful  should  not  be  pulled  down,  but  given 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  259 

a  mighty  big  boost.  For — having  strength,  they  won't 
stand  for  anything  less,  and  reason  says  they  are  right. 
They  should  and  must  be  made — in  the  truest  possible 
sense,  far  richer,  more  care-free  and  secure,  than  their 
treasure  now  affords;  not  poorer  and  degraded,  or  they 
will  never  consent  to  the  change;  infinite  selfishness — 
our  savior,  will  not  permit  it;  besides  the  trend  of 
humanity  is  development,  none  yet  being  at  the  top,  and 

ALTRUISM  A  MYTH. 

Now  I  have  pictured  exactly  the  facts  and  correct 
ideal  to  be  attained,  or  there  can  be  no  help  expected 
from  the  wealthy  and  otherwise  powerful;  which  with 
but  a  little  proper  education  on  the  subject  we  may 
surely  and  quickly  obtain. 

Does  anyone  believe  that  wealth  and  power  now 
make  the  possessors  healthy,  happy  and  contented  ?  Does 
it  afford  them  freedom  from  anxiety,  pain  and  early 
death?  Is  it  not  usually  a  life-long  frightful  tragedy 
for  a  person  to  obtain  and  retain  wealth  today?  And 
when  once  possessed,  is  it  not  often  the  very  source  of 
trouble  and  vice — especially  the  medium  of  debauch- 
ing and  degrading  the  makers'  children?  Are  they 
free  from  ill-mated  marriages,  divorce,  disease,  crime 
and  disgrace?  Are  the  fortunes  of  even  the  wealthiest 
secure  ?  Indeed  not,  for  there  is  hardly  a  family  on  earth 
whose  fortune  dates  back  more  than  a  few  generations, 
and  they  seldom  last  more  than  one  or  two.  The  ele- 
ments, dissipation,  snares  of  business,  social  discord, 
war,  etc.,  soon  fades  them  entirely  away,  so  that  the  rich 
of  today  are  generally  the  poor  of  tomorrow. 

Yet — if  mere  change  of  ownership  was  the  sole  ob- 
jection, it  would  not  be  enough.  Why !  there  never  was 
a  time  when  a  world-wide  war  of  ENVIOUS  STRIPE  was 
more  imminent  than  right  now — OCT.  18th,  1913,  and 
should  it  occur,  would  not  only  cost  millions  of  lives  and 
billions  in  property,  but  change  practically  every  map 
and  dollar  on  earth:  After  which,  a  world-wide  vastly 
greater  struggle  of  the  poor  vs.  the  rich,  is  certain  as 
sunshine  will  continue — within  a  few  years,  unless — 


260  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

MARK  YOU  WELL,  that  THE  TRUE  PANACEA — as  outlined  by 
this  book,  is  universally  disseminated,  and  the  conditions 
— as  in  principle  herein  suggested,  are  rapidly  promoted : 
Being  A  PROCLAMATION  OP  NATURE — OPINIONLESS  AND 

INEVITABLE. 

Intelligence  and  restlessness  are  growing  mighty 
fast — exactly  abreast,  and  will  soon  DEMAND  that  in  some 
way,  the  chains  of  menial  slavery,  penury  and  woe  be 
universally  cast  off,  and  THERE  is  ONLY  ONE  WAY  BY 
WHICH  IT  CAN  BE  DONE.  Will  you  heed  the  timely  warn- 
ing ?  No,  not  yet !  For  all  such  as  these  perils  man  has 
ever  unflinchingly  faced,  and  foolishly  but  bravely 
fought  out  along  the  lines  of  survival  of  the  fittest;  for 
he  ever  has  and  always  will  be  ready  and  willing  to  stake 
his  fortune  and  life,  on  the  field  of  SELF-DEFENCE  or  SELF- 
SATISFACTION.  Yet,  as  we  shall  soon  see — when  intelli- 
gently directed,  SELF  CONSIDERATION  will  finally  triumph 
in  effecting  a  survival  of  SELF — by  the  only  SANE  me- 
dium, that  Of  UNIVERSAL  PEACE  AND  HAPPINESS — the  Sole 

fountain  of  COMPLETE  LIFE. 

It  has  already  been  quite  clearly  shown  that  man  is 
not  struggling  merely  because  he  loves  money,  but  for 
the  PLEASURES  it  is  now  the  sole  medium  of  providing. 
We  have  also  learned  that  personal  or  family  wealth  is 
very  unstable — and  even  while  it  lasts,  by  no  means  in- 
sures peace  or  happiness  to  the  possessors,  MUCH  LESS 
A  FULL  PORTION  OF  LIFE.  In  fact,  it  is  one  of  the  prin- 
cipal mediums  of  all  evil,  with  which  it  just  now 
threatens  mankind  as  a  shroud-like  cloud — and  while 
used  can  never  do  otherwise. 

Not  merely  ALL  OF  SUCH,  but  solely  because  of  its 
medium  of  power,  fully  nine-tenths  of  the  human  race 
is  constantly  kept  in  dense  ignorance,  degrading  servi- 
tude, poverty  and  anxiety — which  ought  to  constitute  a 
powerful  factor  in  considering  the  great  problem — say 
nothing  of  its  tremendous  influence  of  death.  Yet  all 
these  combined,  never  have  and  cannot  save  man.  Then 
what  will?  BE  PATIENT  and  we  shall  see. 

We  have  already  learned  that  IGNORANCE  of  funda- 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  261 

mental  truth  is  man's  only  demon,  and  that  solely 
KNOWLEDGE  thereof  can  be  his  true  god.  A  CONTINU- 
ALLY HAPPY  LONG  LIFE  IS  WHAT  WE  ARE 
ALL  DIFFERENTLY  STRUGGLING  FOR:  Each 
have  their  ideal,  and  in  their  own  way  are  making  an 
earnest  effort  to  obtain  it.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  however, 
very  few  at  most,  have  as  yet  caught  even  a  glimpse  of 
the  ideally  serene  haven  of  life  Dame  Nature  has  in  store 
for  all  alike.  None  know  the  whole  secret,  much  less — 
heretofore,  had  a  key  unto  that  realm  of  REAL  life  and 
joy,  while  the  rich  by  no  means  have  a  monopoly  of  the 
cream.  They  at  best — for  a  time,  escape  only  the  "hell 
of  servial  poverty  and  material  need";  even  many  of 
their  servants  enjoy  a  far  superior  life.  Probably,  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  the  average  steadily  engaged  and  fairly 
paid  employee — if  there  be  such,  are  healthier  and  hap- 
pier than  their  employer.  At  least — as  their  cares  are 
far  less,  and  can  obtain  what  is  now  considered  the  es- 
sentials of  livelihood,  they  have  a  superior  medium  of 
life — though  few,  indeed,  seem  to  realize  that  fact. 

Why,  it  is  generally  conceded  that  even  the  black 
slaves — having  been  cared  for  as  valuable  beasts  of  bur- 
den, were  healthier  and  happier  than  most  of  their 
owners,  and  far  better  off  than  they  are  as  "freemen" 
menials  of  today.  When  kindly  treated  they  were  less 
troubled  and  "saw  more  ghosts" — closer  in  touch  with 
heaven  than  their  masters — which  is  always  the  good 
fortune  of  ignorance ;  and  furthermore — '  *  it 's  easier  for 
a  camel  to  pass  through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a 
rich  man  to  enter  the  kingdom  of  heaven" — save  and 
except  of  course — so  the  preachers  say,  "Trusty"  Mor- 
gan— defamed  solely  by  his  will. 

Are  not  kindly  treated  and  properly  provided  for 
children  on  an  average  far  more  care-free  and  happier 
than  their  parents,  who  worry  and  slave  for  their  main- 
tenance ?  Of  course  they  are !  So  why  not  extend  a  far 
superior  condition  of  childhood  throughout  life,  by  mak- 
ing the  government — a  "soulless"  and  painless  corpor- 
ation, the  all-wise  and  amply  wealthy  PARENT  OP  ALL; 


262  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

where  each  equally  interested  stockholder's  best  interest, 
would  prompt  them  to  thoroughly  exemplify  The  Gold- 
less  Rule — IT  is  TO  THE  WELFARE  OF  SELF  TO  TREAT  ALL 
OTHERS  WITH  HEALTHFUL  CARE?  This  means  that  the 
parental  government's  sole  business  would  be,  to  care- 
fully "see  to  it"  that  EACH  HAVE  AND  DO  EXACTLY  WHAT 
is  BEST  AND  JUST.  Can  anything  be  more  scientific,  de- 
sirable and  feasible  than  this? 

CAN  ANYONE  BE  TRULY  WEALTHIER  THAN  TO  HAVE 
THE  COMBINED  WISDOM  AND  MEANS  OF  MANKIND  VERITABLY 
THRUST  UPON  THEM  AND  THEIR  PROGENY?  CAN  anyone's 

wealth  or  power  command  as  much  today? 

Is  there  an  INTELLIGENT  person  on  earth  who  would 
not  exchange  their  present  so-called  wealth  and  egotisti- 
cal temporary  power — even  though  it  be  THE  GILDED 
TOTTERING  THRONE  OF  A  KING,  for  a  place  among  those 
whom  any  one  could  truthfully  exclaim — "THE  WORLD 
is  MINE"  and  MY  CHILDREN'S  FOREVER?  Mind  you, 
though — I  said  INTELLIGENT  person! 

Now  my  dear  INTELLIGENT  wealthy  and  influential 
friend — when  you  further  realize  that  such  a  UNIVERSAL 

LIFE  OF  DOING  and  HAVING  JUST  WHAT  IS  BEST  FOR  PEOPLE 

— one  and  all  exactly  alike,  would  not  only  make  every- 
body far  HEALTHIER,  WEALTHIER  and  WISER  than  any 
now  are — or  under  the  present  system  one  can  possibly 
be,  but  would  at  least  TREBLE  THE  AVERAGE  LENGTH  OF 
HUMAN  LIFE,  would  you  gladly  ' '  fall  in  "  ? 

Yes!  Well,  that's  what  I  thought,  for  you  have  al- 
ways shown  your  good  sense  by  gobbling  and  hanging 
on  to  the  "stuff"  while  lordship  is  considered  essential 
to  even  a  degree  of  superior  happiness  and  life. 

By  contrasting  such  a  happy  condition,  with  the 
present  state  of  repulsive  greed,  it  may  awake  A  SANE 

DESIRE  FOR  OUR  NEED.  INDEED — 'TIS  REALLY  THE  ONLY 
POSSIBLE  PROCESS  OF  FULLY  SATISFYING  INFINITE  SELF- 
ISHNESS. 

Now  then — my  INTELLIGENT  wealthy  and  influential 
friend,  as  "you're  with  the  gang,"  everything  will  be 
easy,  for  you  always  have  had  about  what  you  want, 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  263 

though  never  before  just  what  you  need — IN  WHICH, 

HOWEVER,    THERE    IS    A    VASTLY    ENNOBLING    DIFFERENCE. 

Anyhow,  you  have  means,  and  know  from  experience 
the  advantages  of  cooperation — both  of  which  being 
essential  to  a  proper  start,  the  worthy  cause  has  thereby 
scored  a  great  victory  by  at  once  gaining  your  confidence 
and  aid. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  no  extensive  reform  can  obtain 
until  it  is  to  the  interests  of  the  powerful  to  lead  the 
way — for  POWER  ALONE  is  LAW. 

Is  there  even  a  partially  normal  person  on  earth  who 
cannot  realize,  that  if  the  wisdom  and  wealth  of  the 
world  were  united  without  jealousy  or  a  sordid  personal 
ax  to  grind — other  than  to  promote  the  interests  of  all 
that  SELF  may  reap  a  full  portion  of  reward,  that  the 
combination  would  soon  produce  practically  the  climax 
of  perfection  in  every  phase  of  human  interests  ? 

For  instance :  Is  it  not  widely  believed  that  in  the 
all-important  problem  of  therapeutics, — the  dominant 
schools  of  Materia  Medica,  persistently  maintain  their 
ignorant  process  of  "dosing"  solely  because  they  fully 
realize  that  comparatively  little  money  could  be  made 
from  the  self-evidently  proper  process  of  treating  any 
class  of  disease,  when  reduced  to  an  exact  science  ?  They 
surely  ought  to  realize  that  the  correct  method  of  doctor- 
ing is  mainly  a  process  of  educating  the  patient  along 
the  lines  of  understanding  their  own  trouble,  or  just 
how  to  retain  and  regain  perfect  health — mainly  PRE- 
VENT ATIVE — a  costless  and  very  beneficial  "home" 
process. 

All  competent  and  conscientious  doctors  are  fully 
cognizant — hundreds  of  them  openly  acknowledging, 
that  in  their  opinion  drugs  have  killed  a  hundred  to 
every  one  thus  cured.  Yet  this  highly  cultured  gang  of 
more  or  less  unwittingly  "licensed  murderers"  are  next 
to  the  most  powerful  band  of  health  and  purse  looters 
on  earth.  Is  NOT  THE  INCENTIVE  PLAIN?  Is  it  not  the 
fruit  of  IGNORANT  SELFISHNESS — exacted  by  the  general 
system  ? 


264  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

As  a  matter  of  fact — when  true  civilization  dawns 
upon  mankind,  it  will  be  mainly  conspicuous  by  its  noble 
teaching  of  every  individual  to  thoroughly  "KNOW  THY- 
SELF"; for  solely  within  the  potency  of  those  two  magic 
words,  resides  the  united  happiness  of  humanity.  It 
would  eliminate  every  superstition  and  disease,  as  well 
as  inculcate  all  essential  knowledge  of  life.  Then  what 
need  of  M.  D.  's  or  D.  D.  's  ?  Everybody  is  more  or  less 
physically  or  "spiritually"  sick  now,  while  none  would 
be  then.  There  are  no  real  healthy  men  and  women  yet ; 
not  one — as  we  have  plainly  seen,  are  even  sane. 

Uniformly  educate  the  human  being  to  duly  under- 
stand INTERDEPENDENCE  and  how  to  live  in  perfect  har- 
mony with  the  constructive  forces  of  nature — which  is 
easy  to  do,  and  they  will  provide  for  an  exact  world-wide 
psycho-physical  equality  of  necessities — comfortable 
homes,  happy  families,  abundant  livelihood,  adequate 
education,  ample  amusements,  travel,  etc.,  by  a  system  of 
universal  cooperative  DOING  and  HAVING  every  essential ; 
admitting  of  no  want,  worry,  envy  or  sordid  motives — 
nor  medium  of  degradation.  With  which,  include  a 
thorough  grounding  in  the  fundamental  truth,  that  con- 
structive thoughts  and  actions  are  productive  and  pre- 
servative of  health,  happiness  and  life:  While  misery 
and  death  are  inevitably  the  wages  of  neglecting  one's 
birthright :  And  I  submit  that  the  dominant  function  of 
SELF  CONSIDERATION,  would  prevent  every  phase  of  dis- 
cordant and  destructive  thoughts  or  actions;  and  that 
the  average  length  of  life  must  be  indefinitely  extended. 
This  I  believe  will  be  undisputed,  and  yet  it  is  simple 
to  accomplish.  Every  person  should  live  a  thousand 
years — a  complete  and  fully  satisfying  MILLENNIUM  of 
happiness. 

There's  not  a  fact  in  nature  disputing  this  "ex- 
travagant" statement — except  that  it's  not  now  being 
done. 

Hordes  of  people  are  beginning  to  realize  that  the 
true  process  of  doctoring  is  the  ELIMINATION  rather  than 
ADDITION  of  POISONS,  and  therefore  that  dosing  should  be 
mainly  prohibited. 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  265 

Millions  of  others  already  agree,  that  where  every 
fact  combinedly  prove  theism  and  spiritualism  are  not 
only  myths,  but  promotive  of  ignorance,  discord, 
anxiety,  pain  and  early  death,  EVERY  EFFORT  SHOULD  BE 

MADE  TO  ERADICATE  ALL  SUCH  DELUSIONS  FROM  THE  MIND 
— INSTEAD  OF  AS  NOW  STRENUOUSLY  PROMOTING  IT. 

As  many  more  will  as  clearly  see,  that  the  dogmas 
of  FREE  WILL  AND  ALTRUISM  are  the  very  root  of  all  evil, 
and  therefore,  should  likewise  be  educationally  forever 
dethroned — replaced  by  and  with  the  power  of  truth. 

A  great  army  of  people  are  awakening  to  the  fright- 
ful consequences  of  monopoly  and  competition,  and  are 
loudly  crying  for  at  least  a  partial  relief. 

There  is  a  world-wide  howl  for  REFORM  in  the  liquor 
traffic,  tobacco  habit,  social  evil,  child  slavery,  suffrage, 
marriage,  divorce,  politics,  graft,  deception  and  "the 
devil  only  knows  what  not. ' '  Society  is  literally  composed 
of  frightful  iniquities  and  demands  for  diverse  REFORM, 
while  the  courts  of  "justice" — whom  nearly  all  right- 
fully denounce  as  mainly  ' '  ROTTEN,  ' '  are  working  every- 
body overtime  trying  to  straighten  things  out,  by  jailing 
the  poor  and  fleecing  the  rich. 

Yet,  notwithstanding  all  this  has  been  going  on  for 
thousands  of  years,  every  sane  person  knows  that  the 
average  condition  of  mankind  is  worse  today  than  ever 
before — except  that  chaotically  we  now  have  cast  the 
tools  of  salvation ;  that  the  wildest  savages  of  the  wilder- 
ness— when  unmolested  in  their  native  haunts,  are  hap- 
pier than  "civilized"  man  in  his  comparative  mansions. 

Ye  Gods,  what  a  truthful  indictment  of  man. 
What 's  the  matter  ?  Why,  simply  IGNORANCE,  that 's  all ! 
Which  nearly  all  will  take  as  a  personal  affront,  and 
erroneously  feel  offended ;  yet,  as  scarcely  any  two  agree 
on  a  single  subject — never  having  only  one  correct  solu- 
tion ;  hence,  if  you  don 't  concede  that  the  trouble  is  due 
solely  to  IGNORANCE,  then  please  explain  what  it  is. 

Every  one  is  coddling  and  strenuously  contending 
for  some  pet  reform — religion,  politics,  fad,  business  in- 
terest,  etc. — there  constantly  being  a  savage  "difference 


266  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

of  OPINION  ' '  resulting  in  endless  contention :  Thus — gen- 
erally more  or  less  unwittingly,  the  fierce  war  of  ex- 
termination— a  thousand  times  more  deadly  than  any 
combat  with  swords,  goes  merrily  on:  A  GREWSOME  JOY 

INDEED — THIS  FIENDISH  DANCE  OF  THE  DYING. 

Each  one  in  their  own  opinion  are  right,  and  at  least 
consider  all  others  as  fools,  cranks,  crazy  or  worse ;  who 
probably  in  reality  are  as  near  the  truth  as  themselves 
— each  generally  being  mainly  wrong.  Yet  each  do  the 
best  vastly  diverse  experiences  and  conditions  direct 
promotive  of  their  special  interest — ever  warring  to  the 
knife;  for  there  is  no  uniform  intelligent  method — no 
standard  of  truth, — simply  a  mad  scramble  for  survival 
—competitive  unto  ruin  or  death.  BEASTS  ARE  SOCIALLY 

FAR    MORE    CIVIL — THE    TRUE    MEASURE    OF    INTELLIGENCE. 

Self-evidently,  the  only  way  to  effect  a  lasting  re- 
form is  by  removing  the  cause,  and  as  all  wrongs  are 
intimately  associated,  there  must  be  A  TAP  ROOT  OF  ALL 
EVIL;  which  if  dug  up  and  killed,  all  that  it  supports 
must  also  die — but  until  then  will  thrive.  To  simply 
cut  off  a  few  suckers  or  prune  a  tree,  only  makes  the 
body  and  branches  grow  more  vigorous.  So  if  pro- 
ductive of  poisonous  fruit,  the  proper  way  is  to  dig  it  out 
by  the  roots. 

Now,  look  at  the  thrifty  tree  of  evil,  and  see  if  it 
isn't  a  literal  fact,  that  all  past  mere  pruning  hasn't 
really  made  it  far  more  vigorous  and  productive  of 
noxious  fruit.  Why,  exactly  in  harmony  with  nature,  of 
course  it  has — and  its  sturdy  growth  will  continue  just 
so  long  as  that  process  of  NURTURE  is  kept  up.  Kill  the 
tap  root,  and  the  branches  must  die,  is  a  very  simple  and 
the  only  effectual  remedy. 

Is  not  this  plain  natural  truth — thoroughly  scien- 
tific ?  Hence — experience  proves  and  reason  affirms,  that 

Simply  REFORM  PRUNING  OF  THE  TREE  OF  EVIL,  is  greatly 

helpful  instead  of  detrimental  to  its  thrifty  and  fruit- 
ful life ;  which  —  if  its  death  is  desired,  should  be 
stopped,  and  A  VIGOROUSLY  WIELDED  AX  LAID  DEEP  AT  ITS 
VIRUS  ROOT. 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  267 

The  only  effectual  SOCIAL  REFORM,  therefore,  must  be 
A  TAP-ROOT  PANACEA:  which,  in  this  instance,  however, 
as  we  must  preserve  the  human  base,  requires  that  there 
should  be  GRAFTED  ON  THIS  VIGOROUS  ROOT  OF  IGNORANCE 

AND   DEATH,   THE   FRUITFUL   TRUNK   OF   INTELLIGENT   LIFE, 
and  KILL  EVERY  SUCKER  THAT  SHOWS  ITS  HEAD. 

Should  this  be  done,  we  may  yet  be  sure  of  obtain- 
ing only  the  very  best  of  fruit — for  many  a  "wild"  root 
supports  a  fruitful  ' '  domestic ' '  vine  or  tree. 

But  alas!  as  we  carefully  examine  the  wonderful 
"HUMAN  TREE  OF  LIFE" — ROOT  AND  BRANCH,  we  are  as- 
tonished to  find  that  instead  of  the  roots  being  bad,  they 
are  sound,  true  and  sweet  as  a  defectless  nut:  But  that 
way  back  in  the  days  of  dense  ignorance,  there  was 
grafted  into  its  broad  and  perfect  base,  the  veritable 
demon  of  evil  and  death — THE  POISONOUS  BUT  PROLIFIC 
TWIN  DOGMAS  OF  FREE  WILL  and  ALTRUISM,  pro- 
ductive solely  of  the  fruits  of  misery,  venom  and  war — 

DEGRADING  MAN  BELOW  BEASTS. 

Yet  the  fortunate  discovery  has  greatly  lessoned  our 
task,  for  now  all  that's  required  is  to  simply  CUT  OFF 
THE  PERVERTING  GRAFT,  and  let  the  vigorous  and  fruitful 
HUMAN  ROOT  OF  ALL  GOOD,  produce  a  tree  of  like  grade ; 
and  then  simply  by  careful  culture,  we  may  confidently 
expect  to  harvest  solely  THE  CLIMAX  OF  NATURE'S  PRO- 
DUCTION, Or  THE  KING  OF  FRUITS — PERFECTED  MAN. 

Oh,  how  TRUE,  how  BEAUFIFUL,  how  GOOD  !  Yet  not 
so  easy,  for  the  centuries  of  growth  of  those  carefully 
nurtured  noxious  grafts,  will  make  a  stubborn  fight  for 
life,  by  here  and  there  sending  down  fresh  rootings  of 
IGNORANCE  into  the  friendly  soil  prepared  especially  for 
their  thrift. 

Yet  in  all  this  seeming  great  error,  Nature  has  made 
no  mistake,  for  mature  wisdom  could  obtain  nor  be 
maintained,  only  upon  the  basis  of  diverse  youthful 
experience  of  wrong  doing. 

We  may  now  fully  realize  and  profit  by  the  prac- 
tical lesson,  that  indeed  "THE  WAGES  OF  ERROR  is  DEATH." 
As  man  knows  only  what  EXPERIENCE  teaches,  how  else 


268  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

could  such  be  learned  except  in  the  way  some  already 
have,  that  others  may  learn  of  them  ?  Indeed,  solely  by 
proper  education,  is  it  possible  to  know  that  in  order  to 
be  perfected,  our  experiences  must  likewise  be ;  which  as 
yet  has  been  learned  only  by  a  few — all  being  inoculated 
with  the  deadly  poison  of  FREE  WILL:  And  too,  thus 
alone  may  we  also  learn  THAT  THE  WAGES  OP  TRUTH  is 
LIFE. 

SELFISHNESS — the  all-powerful  element  of  human 
nature,  is  a  two-edged  sword,  cutting  both  to  the  right 
and  the  left ;  so  while  it  is  solely  through  this  function 
that  mankind  may  be  saved,  yet  it  is  often  a  mill-stone 
about  the  neck;  for  one  of  its  strongest  features  is,  to 
tenaciously  cling,  seemingly — often  regardless  of  evident 
truth,  to  established  erroneous  customs,  opinions  and 
things:  That  is  to  say — it  is  generally  painful  for  peo- 
ple to  change  their  mind,  except  by  slow  degrees.  Hence, 
notwithstanding  we  have  clearly  seen  that  specific  re- 
forms are  in  the  ultimate — at  best,  of  little  or  no  avail ; 
yet  it  will  at  first  be  difficult  for  most  people  to  all  at  once 
abandon  false-alarm  skirmishes,  and  devote  their  atten- 
tion even  to  the  self-evident  UNIVERSAL  PANACEA.  Most 
people  will  quite  readily  concede  much,  but  they  gen- 
erally cling  to  a  few  cherished  fads  and  dogmas.  FEW, 
INDEED,  have  learned  the  real  beauty  of  unfettered  truth, 
and  that  it  is  only  by  a  COMPLETE  weeding  of  errors,  that 
a  clean  field  of  GOLDLESS  TRUTH  may  be  insured ;  but  to 
the  contrary,  they  make  a  vigorous  effort  to  maintain  a 
sufficient  of  the  most  firmly  rooted  tares  to  poison  the 
mill. 

Of  course,  the  first  grand  rush  will  be  in  defense  of 
God's  interests,  just  as  though  Omniscience,  Omnipo- 
tence and  Omnipresence  could  not  take  care  of  itself  in  a 
conquest  of  wisdom.  These  dogmatists  fully  realize 
that  Nature  knows  no  god  but  itself ;  which  in  the  theo- 
logical sense  is  no  God  at  all.  They  exact  the  FREEDOM 
OF  CONSCIENCE — haphazardly  acquired  by  the  influence 
of  their  myriads  of  diverse  DOGMAS  of  IGNORANCE  ;  which 
they  know  would  not  stand  in  a  contest  of  reason  based 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  269 

upon  the  eternal  and  universal  law  of  cause  and  effect. 

Nature — the  only  true  guide,  has  ever  been  urging 
just  such  a  contest,  for  the  reason  of  man  is  its  greatest 
possible  achievement,  which  even  by  the  process  of  dis- 
cord and  brutish  survival  of  the  fittest  has  made  won- 
derful strides. 

TRUTH,  should  be  mankind's  only  RELIGION — which 
unfettered  or  DOGMA-LESS  REASON  alone  can  establish  or 
maintain  -  -  CLASSIFIED  NATURAL  EDICTS,  OR  SCIENCE. 
There  could  be  no  back-sliders  then !  There  could  be  no 
disagreement  among  men:  PERSON AL-OPINIONLESS. 

If  theology  is  right,  then  it  should  and  would  be 
completely  established  by  an  unconditional  submission  of 
the  problem  to  an  absolutely  unbiased  and  competent 
court,  guided  solely  by  the  DIVINE  LAWS  OF  NATURE,  seek- 
ing truth  and  righteousness  for  the  good  of  man. 

DIVINE  simply  means  PERFECT— precisely 
right;  therefore  "NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE"  or 
'  <  INTELLECTUALISM. ' ' 

Every  reasonable  person  will  consent  to  this — but 
theology  will  not,  for  it  dare  not  stand  for  a  square  deal. 
They  realize  that  at  this  time  the  problem  would  be 
solved  entirely  by  NATURAL  EDICTS  OF  TRUTH,  instead  of 
SUPERSTITION — as  in  the  frightful  days  of  the  INQUISI- 
TION, when  DOMINANT  FANATIC  FAITH,  HEARTLESSLY 
BURNED  TRUTH  AND  MEN  AT  THE  STAKE — FOR  GOD'S  SAKE. 

Need  you  ask  anyone  if  such  is  right  and  just,  and 
therefore  to  the  interest  of  all?  Doesn't  it  speak  for 
itself?  Neither  the  author  of  this  book,  nor  any  other 
person,  sect  or  creed,  should  be  judge;  NATURE — AS  IN- 
TERPRETED BY  ITS  NOBLE  FUNCTION  OF  REASON,  PROVEN 

FACTS  ALONE  MUST  RULE.  This  book  merely  points  out 
a  line  of  ideas  which  it  seems  that  COMBINE  FACTS  OR 
INTELLECTUALISM  would  establish  as  TRUE — which  is 
practically  certain — THE  CASE.  Nothing  herein,  however, 
is  dogmatic,  only  so  far  as  complete  investigation  would 
thoroughly  confirm  as  ETERNAL  FACTS.  Along  with  all 
else,  it  must  stand  the  fire  or  burn. 

Individual  opinions  are  not  rightly  authoritative, 


270  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

only  so  far  as  they  conform  to  fundamental  truth,  which 
should  be  the  function  of  government  to  progressively 
establish  in  every  phase  of  life,  and  uniformly  reflect 
upon  every  constituent  factor.  This  simply  could  not 
help  unifying  and  perfecting  mankind :  VOID  OP  PERSON 
OPINION  and  dictation. 

None  except  those  in  error  need  have  any  "fear," 
and  then  only  of  a  greatly  beneficial  kindly  correction, 
which  every  sane  person  would  eagerly  seek.  The  pro- 
cess would  be  educational — NOT  DICTATORIAL. 

The  people  would  then  truly  constitute  the  govern- 
ment, for  every  advance  discovery  of  natural  edicts— 
by  no  matter  whom,  would  at  once  be  gladly  embodied 
in  THE  PEOPLE'S  CODE  OF  LIFE,  and  all  duly  apprised  of 
its  place  and  function  in  Nature;  there  simply  could 
be  no  adverse  incentive.  Could  anything  be  more  com- 
plete, beautiful  or  universally  satisfactory  and  beneficial 
than  this?  Is  it  mere  haphazard  warring  dogmatic 
superstition  and  mandates  of  special  interests? 

Why!  The  most  incompetent — if  there  could,  be 
any  such,  would  be  far  better  off  under  such  a  system 
than  the  wealthiest  or  most  powerful  are  today.  It 
would  simply  be  an  ideal  condition  of  all,  under  the  nat- 
urally guided  leadership  of  the  fittest,  where  none  could 
benefit  except  by  reflecting  a  like  portion  upon  their 
fellows.  This  would  be  exactly  right — the  true  process 
of  life ;  yet  none  too  good  for  me,  is  it  for  you  ?  YOUR 

ANSWER  WILL  PICTURE  A  MAN  OR — ! — ? 

How  can  anyone  in  these  discordant  days  of  ignor- 
ance— no  matter  how  wealthy,  be  as  completely  care-free 
and  happy?  Will  "wealth"  stand  for  such?  Why,  it's 
like  asking  the  poor  now,  if  they  would  like  to  be  rich, — 
that  is,  for  the  thoughtful ;  for  it  would  afford  even  the 
wealthiest  a  comparatively  greater  advance. 

Is  this  SOCIALISM?  Yes!  With  the  many  "policy" 
defects  and  objectionable  features  removed — greatly 
simplified  and  extended  to  perfection — SCIENTIFIC. 

Is  it  ANARCHY?  While  it's  exactly  what  anarchists 
seek,  it  hasn't  a  trace  of  lawlessness — no  liberty-ism  or 
individualism  in  it. 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  271 

IT  IS  THE  TRUE  LAW  ABIDING  SCIENCE  OF  LIFE. 

Does  it  mean  SLAVERY?  In  the  ordinary  sense — 
No !  for  it  abolishes  all  masters  and  menial  servitude,  by 
a  system  of  educational  leadership  in  a  universal  cooper- 
ation of  truth,  right  and  necessities  of  life. 

Can  it  be  accomplished  ?  It  certainly  will  be !  The 
only  proper  question  is, — have  the  people  as  yet  de- 
veloped sufficient  sense  to  do  so  quickly?  How  is  it 
with  yourself? 

At  the  initial  cost  of  one  modern  warship,  its  realiza- 
tion— compared  with  now,  would  be  practically  accom- 
plished within  ten  years,  and  fully  obtain  before  the 
end  of  this  generation. 

Why  could  this  be  reasonably  expected?  Because  it 
encompasses  all  reforms,  insuring  every  person,  sect, 
creed,  party,  nation  and  mankind,  precisely  what  each 
and  all  are  now  fiercely  contending  for ;  taking  but  little 
educational  propagation  to  enable  every  intelligent 
person  to  fully  realize  that  it  is  THE  TRUE  PANACEA  OF 

HUMAN  LIFE. 

Can  it  be  surpassed?  No!  And  you  are  asked  to 
support  it,  only  on  the  condition  that  you  cannot  even 
imagine  anything  better;  try  it,  and  honestly  conform 
to  the  result.  Study  this  book  carefully,  then  ask  your- 
self— what  any  intelligent  person  could  desire  which 
such  a  social  condition  would  not  fully  supply,  and  if  it 
is  not  thoroughly  feasible? 

What  more  do  you  want — much  less  now  expect? 
Why,  even  if  any  of  your  dogmas  or  fads  are  correct, 
this  system  would  simply  confirm  and  universally  estab- 
lish them.  So  there's  nothing  to  fear. 

Yea — verily !  And  if  all  the  rest  are  wrong — as  you 
now  believe  they  are,  they  must  abandon  theirs  and 
adopt  yours;  so  indeed,  my  " unselfish "  friend,  there  is 
much  for  each  to  gain,  without  any  chance  of  loss. 

Every  thoughtful  person  must  realize,  that  nearly 
every  action  is  now  impelled  by  fear — the  seed  of  death, 
instead  of  joy — the  staff  of  life. 

Every  hour  of  menial  servitude  is  begrudged,  while 


273  THE   UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

idleness  is  a  constant  source  of  disease  and  anxiety. 
Nearly  every  employer,  and  those  in  smaller  business, 
are  ever  in  a  state  of  worriment  and  dread — sleeplessly 
scheming  for  survival :  The  housewife  skinches,  pinches 
and  frets;  all  parents  worrying  as  to  the  fate  of  their 
children,  etc. 

Indeed,  though  mainly  unrealized,  this  is  now  a 
veritable  incubator  of  misery  and  death.  Hence — no 
wonder  that  the  question  as  to  whether  life  is  worth 
living  is  unsolved;  or  that  so  many  are  in  asylums, 
prisons  and  commit  suicide;  while  the  balance  are  all 
sick  and  "enjoying"  worry,  want  and  war. 

So  is  it  at  all  astonishing  that  most  people  are  seek- 
ing "a  heaven  in  far  distant  land"  which  their  instinc- 
tive sense  of  justice — assisted  by  dreams,  etc.,  make 
them  believe  is  their  due  and  true?  Yet  it  has  been 
clearly  shown  that  the  heaven  they  so  foolishly  but  hon- 
estly and  fervently  seek  "in  the  sweet  bye  and  bye," 
could  have  long  since  been  fully  attained,  and  be  our 
rightful  portion  right  here  and  now,  with  but  a  thou- 
sandth 's  part  of  the  efforts  that  have  been  wasted  in  pro- 
moting visions  of  "mansions  in  the  sky"  "way  over 
there."  To  APPEASE  INFINITE  SELFISHNESS,  REALLY  OUR 

DUE — RIGHT  HERE. 

Still — leave  it  to  individuals  to  select,  and  as  shown 
by  every  person's  life  who  has  ever  lived — NONE 

KNOWETH   THE  WAY   OF   SALVATION.      The  WlSCSt   in  SOme 

respects,  are  generally  the  most  foolish  in  others. 

Christ — one  of  the  many  gods  of  fiction,  said  of 
others  "forgive  them;  for  they  know  not  what  they  do." 

Most  people  will  at  first  condemn  the  writer  for 
plainly  telling  the  exact  truth,  and  explaining  the  only 
way  to  remedy  THE  EVILS  OF  IGNORANCE.  Indeed — "they 
know  not  what  they  do. ' '  Hence,  the  dutiful  function  of 
government  should  be  solely  to  sift  and  compile  the 
wisdom  of  the  ages  with  which  to  EDUCATIONALLY  DIRECT 
AND  CORRECT.  The  stern  fact  is,  there  is  now  no  way 
provided  by  which  one  can  do  what  is  right — even  though 
it  be  known ;  instead  it  is  generally  prevented. 

Though  each  are  doing  the  best  they  know  and  cir- 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  273 

cumstances  permit — many  even  believing  their  lives  to 
be  faultless;  yet  no  one  can  now  live  a  complete  life  of 
right:  IT'S  IMPOSSIBLE — a  shame  crying  for  change, 
though  the  great  majority  now  know  it  not.  Yet,  even 
though  cornered  with  this  clear  statement  of  indisput- 
able facts,  with  no  way  to  ' '  slide  out ' ' — except  by  an  ex- 
hibition of  sheer  cowardice  or  stubborn  ignorance,  most 
people  will  only  reluctantly  acknowledge  that  "the 
scheme  is  indeed  ideal" — exactly  what  they  personally 
want;  but  that  "it's  impracticable,  because  others 
haven't  sufficient  good  sense  to  see  it  that  way,  etc." 

Now  as  a  matter  of  fact,  nearly  every  one — in  effect, 
will  say  exactly  this:  because — being  complete  in  scope, 
showing  both  the  errors  of  the  present  and  just  how  all 
could  be  corrected  by  a  flawless  line  of  fundamental 
truths,  this  SOCIAL  PANACEA — when  understood,  must 
appeal  to  every  person,  fad,  sect,  creed  or  station  in  life, 
exactly  alike.  So  my  luke-warm  friend,  I  tender  you 
this  timely  advice, — not  to  consider  yourself  "the  only 
wise-guy  in  the  bunch,"  for  it  will  be  only  those  who 
haven't  studied  or  don't  understand  the  "scheme,"  who 
will  dare  deny  that  it's  THE  TRUE  SCIENCE  OP  LIFE.  So 
you  can  best  show  your  good  judgment,  by  crediting  a 
great  majority  of  others  with  at  least  equal  good  sense, 
and  at  once  fall  in  the  popular  line.  You  simply  can't 
help  seeing  it's  TRUTH — NEITHER  CAN  OTHERS. 

Most  people,  however,  generally  shout  soon  as  any- 
thing fundamentally  new  is  proposed,  "Why  that  can't 
be  done,  for  it  never  has  been" — that  "history  can  only 
repeat  itsejf,"  etc. — the  most  falacious  of  nonsense.  They 
will  stand  for  a  little  reform — especially  if  it's  their  fad, 
but  not  much  at  a  time.  Anyhow  they  must  dogmat- 
ically inject  their  "PERSONAL  OPINION" — EVEN  THOUGH 

AVERSE  TO  SELF-EVIDENT  FACTS. 

To  go  the  full  limit  all  at  once,  is  too  much  for  the 
average  mind  unaccustomed  to  progressive  thoughts. 
They  are  used  to  little  ideas  only — if  any  at  all,  big  ones 
frighten  them  into  a  calamity  howl.  Can't  avoid  rev- 
erenced authority  or  established  custom. 


874  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

So  now — though  "I  break  the  news  gently/'  that 
this  SCIENCE  calls  for — ABSOLUTELY  NO  MONEY,  OB  ANY 

MEDIUM  OF  EXCHANGE  BETWEEN  INDIVIDUALS,  most  hands 

and  voices  will  at  first  be  raised  in  jesture  and  shout  of 
holy  horror;  for  the  game  of  BARTER — as  a  process  of 
gamble  or  gain,  so  completely  obsess  most  people  and  is 
such  a  venerable  custom — maintained  in  some  form  by 
so  many  fierce  battles,  that  its  entire  elimination  seems 
absurd  and  risky  or  impossible. 

But  when  I  add,  that  there  would  likewise  be  NO  EX- 
CHANGE OF  COMMODITIES  BETWEEN  INDIVIDUALS,  why  of 

course,  I  will  at  once  be  considered  a  dangerous  fanatic 
at  large ;  for  ' '  such  a  thing  was  never  done  or  heard  of 
before,"  and  therefore  " preposterous." 

They  forget  that  money  is  the  medium  of  all  monop- 
oly, aristocracy  of  wealth,  arrogancy,  idleness,  inequal- 
ity, etc. — besides  thousands  of  other  evils ;  and  as  proven 
by  centuries  of  trial,  there  is  no  process  by  which  it 
can  be  regulated  so  as  to  afford  exact  equality  and 
justice.  So  as  we  shall  see  that  it's  by  no  means  needed, 
it  must  be  entirely  eliminated,  as  must  also  be  its  twin 
companion  of  barter  and  vice — exchange  of  commodities. 

Likewise — there  would  be  NO  EXCHANGE  OF  WORK 
BETWEEN  INDIVIDUALS;  That  all  persons  would  simply 
do  their  part  in  helping  supply  the  governmental  store- 
house, in  which  all  have  an  equal  interest  regardless  of 
varied  duties;  even  all  necessary  assistance  of  one  an- 
other— such  as  doctors  or  dentists  and  nurses — if  there 
need  be  any  of  them,  helpers  of  every  class,  foremen  of 
industries  and  every  other  governmental  officer,  etc., 
would  simply  do  a  needful  part — whatever  that  may  be, 
and  get  an  exactly  equal  share;  which  must  be,  HAVE 

AND  DO  JUST  WHAT  IS  BEST  FOR  AN  IDEAL  LIFE — nothing 

better  conceivable. 

EVERY  EFFORT  IN  EVERY  PHASE  OF  LIFE  WOULD  BE  IN 
SERVICE  OF  ALL;  and  therefore  in  return  precise  justice 
would  exact,  that  every  need  of  life  must  be  completely 
supplied  each  alike.  Every  person — MAN,  WOMAN  and 
CHILD,  would  separately  be  amply  provided  for,,  by  the 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  275 

practically  all-wise  and  inexhaustible  wealth  of  their 
governmental  warden — NO  ONE  DEPENDING  ON  ANOTHER. 
Every  need  of  the  government  would  be  fully  supplied 
by  cooperation  of  the  people,  who  would  be  equal  owners 
in  the  gigantic  partnership,  and  have  exactly  their  share 
—home,  clothing,  food,  amusements,  care,  travel,  educa- 
tion, employment,  etc. — not  a  matter  of  choice — but 

MUST  both  HAVE  AND  DO — NO  MORE  OR  LESS  THAN  EVERY 
ESSENTIAL  OP  PERFECTED  LIVING. 

INDIVIDUAL  MAN  cannot  properly  manage  his  own 
affairs;  none  even  know  how  to  keep  well.  They  work 
too  much  or  not  enough;  generally  over-eat — some  not 
sufficient:  accumulate  no  wealth  or  more  than  needed; 
no  two  cooks  prepare  food  alike — none  correct.  They 
are  all  chuck-a-block  with  fads,  superstition  and  bile. 
Business,  social  and  national  war  everywhere  on  earth, 
while  the  Devil  and  God  are  at  it  in  the  heavens — and  on 
earth  too :  Indeed  ' '  WHAT  FOOLS  WE  MORTALS  BE  ! ' ' 

Oh,  no !  "We  don 't  need  RATIONALISM  !  The  fact  is — 
the  one  who  says  no,  needs  it  the  most.  Therefore — 
man  should  be  subjected  to  HAVE  AND  DO  JUST  WHAT  is 

BEST  FOR  AN  IDEAL  LIFE. 

THE  COMBINED  WISDOM  AND  WEALTH  OF  THE  WORLD 
SHOULD  BE  THE  RESOURCES  OF  EVERY  PERSON.  That's  just 

enough,  and  no  one  need  be  satisfied  with  less.  IT'S 
EVERYONE'S  DUE  IN  SPITE  OF  THEMSELVES. 

Thus — without  having  a  dollar,  each  could  be  richer 
than  any  person  now  on  earth.  "How  is  that  for  roll- 
ing 'um  high  without  a  cent,"  Mr.  Rockefeller?  or  any 
other  feller!  Simply  a  pipe  dream,  'eh!  Well,  let's 
see  just  a  little  further. 

Why!  if  there  were  no  money,  nor  individual  ex- 
change of  work  or  commodities — no  private  ownership, 
every  requirement  of  government  being  supplied  by  the 
people,  who  in  turn  would  each  equally  draw  their  every 
need  from  the  common  storehouse;  NO  TAXES  WOULD  BE 
REQUIRED — would  there,  if  so — what  for?  No  one  could 

OWE,  PAY  Or  COLLECT  a  DEBT — COUld  they  ?  WOULDN  'T  IT 
SETTLE  EVERY  DEBT  ON  EARTH  and  MAKE  IT  IMPOSSIBLE  TO 


276  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

EVER  CONTRACT  ANOTHER?  Can  they  ever  be  paid  any 
other  way?  No  collector  would  ever  again  rap  at  a 
door,  would  there?  Is  IT  WORTH  WHILE?  Think  it  over." 

Remember,  this  chapter  was  written  in  1913,  and 
that  since  then — owing  to  THE  WAR,  debts  have  vastly 
increased,  NOW,  Oct.  5th,  1919,  greatly  augmenting  the 
FACTS  implied. 

Why!  Unless  some  one  heads  us  off,  we  are  now 
liable  to  soon  have  heaven  right  here  on  earth — WHERE 

IT  OUGHT  TO  BE,  and  THE  ONLY  POSSIBLE  ONE.     "Now  Will 

you  be  good?" 

'TIS  THE  PROCESS  OP  AT  ONCE  QUENCHING  HELL  AND 
IRRIGATING  PARADISE:  WOULD  OPEN  THE  FLOOD-GATE  OF 
LIFE. 

Well,  just  for  fun — even  though  astonishing,  ISN'T 

IT  TRUE  SO  FAR?      IF  NOT,   WHERE   AND  WHY  NOT?      Yet, 

we've  only  just  got  started. 

Now,  ask  yourself, — could  there  be  any  more  GRAFT, 

STEALING  Or  BURGLARY, — any  more  GAMBLING? 

Wouldn't  it  stop  every  dispute  over  money,  debts 
or  property? 

Would  it  not  abolish  rent,  profit  and  interest  ? 

Could  there  be  another  lawsuit,  if  so,  what  about  ? 

How  could  there  be  another  swindle  or  bank  failure  ? 

Need  there  be  watchmen,  or  another  lock  put  on  a 
door? 

Wouldn't  it  stop  nearly  every  so-called  crime? 

Would  it  not  settle  every  phase  of  competition  ? 

Need  we  fight  any  more  monopolies  or  trusts? 

Would  this  not  settle  all  questions  of  prices? 

Could  there  be  another  drummer  or  peddler,  insur- 
ance and  real  estate  agents  or  stock  brokers  ? 

Wouldn't  it  forever  righteously  "queer"  the 
"sharks"  confidence  game  of  booms  and  deception? 

Could  there  ever  be  another  spell  of  hard  times  or  a 
panic — bond  issues,  "tag  days"  and  the  like? 

Wouldn't  this  forever  settle  rotten  politics  and  every 
scheme  or  dream  of  chesty  might? 

If  you  should  find  a  "gold  brick"  would  you  pick  it 
up — to  use  as  lucre? 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  277 

Need  the  women  pray,  march,  shout,  fight,  scheme, 
scratch,  smash,  burn  and  do  degrading  politics  for  their 
way  over  due  right  to  vote;  and  under  this  system 
wouldn  't  she  ever  be  respected  and  always  have  a  square 
deal — both  at  home  and  abroad? 

Would  this  not  exactly  solve  eugenics  and  the  dis- 
graceful problem  of  child  slavery,  mother's  pensions, 
etc.? 

Could  there  be  any  prostitution  for  lucre  or  lust  ? 

Haven't  we  clearly  seen — in  Chapter  V,  that  it 
completely  solves  the  perplexing  problem  of  marriage 
and  divorce? 

Doesn't  it  furnish  every  one  with  a  proper  home 
and  plenty? 

Doesn't  it  abolish  menial  servitude,  drudgery, 
strikes,  lockouts,  idleness,  want  and  worry? 

Could  there  be  another  saloon  or  any  more  drunk- 
enness ? 

Would  it  not  close  every  tobacco  shop  and  stop  all 
use  of  the  poisonous  weed? 

Would  this  not  promote  scientific  cooking,  dining 
and  dietetics,  and  is  there  a  more  crying  need  ? 

Could  there  be  any  more  incentive  for  food  adulter- 
ation ? 

Wouldn't  this  righteously  abolish  every  clammy 
dungeon  of  a  prison — the  disgraceful  incubators  of 
misery  and  vice  on  earth,  as  well  as  quench  the  fright- 
ful fires  of  hell? 

Could  there  be  another  lynching,  homicide  or 
11  legal "  murder? 

Would  this  not  completely  abolish  chagrin  and  dis- 
grace ? 

Could  there  be  another  beggar  or  tramp  ? 

For  what  could  any  one  even  think  of  suicide  ? 

Wouldn't  this  abolish  every  poor  house  and  make 
insane  asylums  mighty  scarce? 

Where  each  must  do  and  have  what  is  best  for  them, 
would  not  the  aged  and  enfeebled  receive  proper  care? 

Need  there  be  another  donation  ? 


278  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Could  you  have  any  poor  relations — or  sneering 
" rich  brothers"? 

Would  not  INTELLECTUALISM  exactly  equalize  oppor- 
tunities— for  "climbing  up  the  goldless  stairs"? 

Could  there  be  any  more  aristocracy  of  wealth  ? 

Need  any  parent  worry  about  the  fate  of  their  chil- 
dren? 

Need  any  one  fear  that  collectors  may  rap  at  their 
door? 

Would  not  police,  sheriffs,  constables,  etc.,  be  use- 
less? 

Would  not  a  few  PARENTAL  COMMISSIONS  replace  the 
myriads  of  "criminal"  police,  and  "civil-less"  courts? 

Could  we  then  have  thousands  of  legislative  bodies 
— city,  county,  state  and  nation ;  composed  of  sordid  law 
makers  and  breakers,  or  their  millions  of  erroneous  and 
conflicting  edicts? 

Would  this  not  do  away  with  the  parasite  lawyer- 
making  him  healthier,  wealthier  and  WISER — ditto  for 
the  preacher  and  anyhow  most  doctors? 

Need  millions  of  men  waste  their  lives  digging  like 
ground-hogs  for  silver  and  gold — which  they  never  en- 
joy, to  obtain  lucre  for  their  masters,  with  which  to  en- 
slave and  debauch  the  balance  of  mankind  ? 

Where  each  must  do  and  have  their  share — competi- 
tion being  eliminated,  wouldn't  it  completely  settle  the 
problem  of  immigration? 

Wouldn't  this  system  restore  to  life-giving  products 
— millions  of  acres  of  the  finest  land  on  earth,  now  de- 
voted to  the  essentials  of  poisonous  alcohol  and  seduc- 
tive tobacco? 

Would  not  every  industry  then  be  reduced  to  a  con- 
summate science — doing  away  with  all  waste  and  small 
concerns,  as  well  as  useless  and  shoddy  products  ? 

Would  not  farming — every  class  of  land  production, 
stock  raising,  etc.,  be  brought  to  a  climax  of  perfection 
— facilitated  in  every  possible  way  to  yield  quality  and 
quantity;  and  would  not  those  in  charge  have  every 
comfort,  pleasure  and  advantage,  if  not  superior  to 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  279 

dwellers  in  manufacturing  centers — even  where  the  great 
majority  of  people  would  live  in  ease,  health,  peace  and 
joy — compared  with  now,  practically  forever? 

Would  not  the  world  then,  indeed,  be  veritably  a 
place  of  flowers,  fruit,  grain,  milk  and  honey,  where  with 
beautiful  and  musical  birds  and  friendly  animals,  noble 
man  would  generously  share  his  bountiful  store? 

Do  you  think  that  nature  has  abundantly  provided 
for  this  and  endowed  us  with  a  craving  therefor,  merely 
as  a  joke  or  a  dream? 

Would  not  sweet  music  be  constantly  in  the  voice 
and  ear  of  every  creature? 

Would  not  the  universal  intelligence  produce  and 
enjoy  enchanting  literature  of  every  desirable  class, 
while  abolishing  all  mind-debauching  trash? 

Should  we  not  and  would  we  not  then  abolish  rags 
and  filth? 

Can  you  partially  realize — as  there  would  then  be  no 
more  armies,  navies  or  war,  the  enormous  diverse  bene- 
fit that  would  accrue  alone  therefrom? 

Can  the  waste,  slaughter  and  debauchery  of  war  be 
abolished  any  other  way? 

Would  there  ever  be  another  gun  made  for  war  or 
self  protection? 

Need  we  then  spend  far  more  than  A  BILLION  DOL- 
LARS YEARLY  for  deceptive  advertising? 

Do  you  at  all  realize  that  it  would  take  at  least  TWO 
HUNDRED  MILLION  people  from  idleness,  useless  and  in- 
jurious work,  and  make  them  all  usefully  productive 
of  the  essentials  of  life,  thus  relieving  "the  man  with 
the  hoe"  of  at  least  three-fourths  of  his  burden — while 
being  greatly  beneficial  to  all  ? 

Would  not  three  hours  of  PRODUCTIVE  EXERCISE — 
which  would  be  ample  when  ALL  do  their  bit,  as  each 
then  must,  be  a  service  of  pleasure  instead  of  servile 
oppression  ? 

Wouldn't  this  make  healthful  out-of-door  EXERCISE 
—now  considered  drudgery,  merely  playful  duties  and 
most  desirable  of  all?  Would  not  this  resolve  mankind 


*80  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

into  a  world  wide  school  as  well  as  absolutely  unite  and 
perfect  the  race? 

Would  not  such  a  uniform  high  grade  of  intelligence 
and  energy — each  having  abundance  of  spare  time  for 
thought  and  experiment,  greatly  promote  inventions, 
etc.,  and  would  not  all  such  merit  be  gladly  received 
with  due  acknowledgment  to  the  contributor  by  all? 

Would  not  the  vast  money  and  energy  now  ex- 
pended simply  for  enacting  and  enforcing  erroneous 
laws,  poisonous  doctoring  and  degrading  superstitions- 
say  nothing  of  hundreds  of  other  wonderful  reforms  THE 
PANACEA  would  effect,  far  more  than  cover  the  necessary 
outlay  in  accomplishing  the  great  change,  and  for  main- 
taining it  therefore?  Would  not  the  present  cost  of 
war  alone  far  more  than  do  it? 

Can  the  enormous  good  that  must  accrue  be  over- 
estimated T 

If  perchance  occasionally  some  do  wrong,  would 
they  endeavor  to  evade  a  kindly,  greatly  beneficial  and 
disgraceless  educational  correction  of  their  error?  Or 
would  relatives  and  friends  feel  any  pain  or  chagrin  at 
such  a  righteous  treatment  of  their  neglected  or  af- 
flicted "loved" — or  especially  pleasurable  ones? 

Would  not  such  a  treatment  of  the  then  few 
recreants,  not  only  completely  restore  most  of  the  pa- 
tients to  normal  sanity  and  useful  lives ;  and  would  not 
society  be  a  great  gainer — compared  with  now,  by  their 
detention  and  restoration  at  a  scientific  industrial  school 
of  production  and  education  ? 

In  cases  of  earthquake,  flood,  or  conflagration,  would 
any  one  lose  much  more  than  temporary  inconvenience? 

Would  not  such  a  state  of  intelligence,  plenty  and 
harmony,  practically  do  away  with  disease,  sickness  and 
early  death? 

Don't  you  believe  that  it  would  extend  the  average 
human  life  many  folds? 

Being  thoroughly  educated  to  "know  thyself" 
each  having  proper  food,  clothing,  home,  exercise,  so- 
ciety, amusements,  etc.,  wouldn't  it  almost  do  away  with 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  281 

the  necessity  of  doctors  and  dentists;  but  if  perchance 
such  be  needed,  would  not  the  unfortunate  be  promptly 
furnished  with  the  best  talent  and  care  the  world  could 
provide  ? 

Would  not  such  a  system  do  away  with  practically 
every  care  and  phase  of  unhappiness  ? 

Has  any  person  on  earth  today — no  matter  how 
wealthy  or  powerful,  got  anywhere  near  as  much  as  a 
system  of  INTELLECTUALISM  would  furnish  everyone 
alike  ? 

Would  not  "DETERMINISM"  supplant  the  thousands 
of  discordant  creeds  and  dogmas — with  an  infinitely  more 
agreeable,  superior,  broad  and  harmonious  science  ? 

Have  you  sufficient  brains  not  to  use  the  hell  of  to- 
day as  a  basis  for  judging  what  is  possible  under  an  alto- 
gether different  system  of  education  and  condition  of 
affairs  ? 

Can't  you  plainly  see  where  such  a  system  would 
have  wonderfully  benefited  yourself  in  many,  many 

Ways — EVEN  IP  YOU  HAVE  MILLIONS  ? 

Why,  even — do  you  further  realize,  that  were  man- 
kind duly  grounded  in  the  knowledge  that  we  are  a 
mere  reflex  of  experiences — NOT  RESPONSIBLE,  that  while 
each  would  INTELLIGENTLY  protect  themselves  against 
overt  acts  of  others — of  which,  however,  under  such 
conditions  there  would  seldom  be  such,  yet,  could  there 
ever  be  a  cause  for  anger  any  more  than  now  at  the 
insane — therefore  no  quarreling,  fighting  or  the  like? 

Would  it  not,  indeed,  stop  all  lying — the  fruit  of 
ignorance,  means  of  gain,  and  the  necessity  of  schemes — 
to  evade  punishment,  etc.? 

Can  you  think  of  a  discordant  phase  of  society  this 
system  would  not  righteously  correct;  if  you  can,  is  it 
not  because  you  can't  think? 

WERE  THIS  SYSTEM  IN  VOGUE,  NEED  YOU  PRAY — IP  so, 

FOR  WHAT? 

DO  YOU  KNOW  OP  A  RELIGION  THAT  BEATS  TPIIS — IP 
SO,  WHICH? 

Now,  really,  which  "gets  there" — REVELATION  or 
REASON  ? 


282  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Indeed — does  nature  make  a  mistake? 

Do  you  now  believe  in  promoting  specific  REFORMS 

AND  DOGMAS,  OF  THIS  COMPLETE  SCIENCE  OP  LIFE  ? 

Isn  't  it  simple,  perfect  and  complete  ? 

Does  it  belittle,  or  duly  ennoble  man  ? 

Do  you  think  the  people  have  any  brains,  if  they 
don't  adopt  this  " scheme"  at  once,  as  they  may  if  they 
will? 

As  you  examine  your  objections  to  this  system — if 
any,  can't  you  detect  an  IGNORANT  SELFISH  motive — a 
dogma  of  mere  OPINION? 

If  man  is  void  of  FREE  WILL — not  responsible,  there- 
fore— while  through  ignorance  he  may  occasionally  do 
wrong  and  need  correction,  yet  doesn't  it  prove  the 
doctrine  of  SIN  AND  DEIFIC  PUNISHMENT,  REDEMPTION, 
etc.,  a  dogma  and  pernicious? 

Did  you  realize  before  that  HELL  is  where  HEAVEN 

OUght  tO  be — AND  WILL  BE  Or  NO  PLACE? 

Is  this  not  the  TRUTH,  the  whole  TRUTH  and  nothing 
but  the  TRUTH? 

Will  any  one  but  a  perverted  fanatic  or  brute — poor 
or  wealthy,  object  to  INTELLECTUALISM — THE  TRUE  UNI- 
VERSAL PANACEA  ?  Is  it  not  IN  THE  NICK  OF  TIME  ? 

Can  this  ALMIGHTY  REFORM  be  accomplished  any 
other  way — if  so,  what's  the  remedy? 

As  it  would  cost  less  than  a  battleship,  and  forever 
do  away  with  all  such  on  earth — besides  doing  a  thou- 
sand times  more  good  in  other  ways,  should  not  this 
government  furnish  every  person  in  this  country  with 
one  of  these  books?  Even,  why  limit  to  less  than  THE 
WORLD  ? 

AM  I  CRAZY  or  HAVE  I  "MADE  GOOD"?  Waiving 
judgment  until  the  entire  book  has  been  carefully  read, 
for  there  will  then  be  no  question  as  to  complete  truth 
and  righteousness  of  NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE. 


To  emphasize  its  importance  and  necessity,  it  will 
be  well  to  differently  repeat,  that  MONEY,  etc.,  MUST  BE 
ENTIRELY  ELIMINATED  ;  because — as  fully  proven  by  ages 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  283 

of  experience — man  being  infinitely  selfish,  if  afforded 
the  slightest  opportunity  to  MONOPOLIZE  AND  DOMINEER, 
he  will  inevitably  do  so  to  the  utmost  of  his  power. 

Hence,  as  the  interest  of  each  exact  perfect  unity 
and  equality — while  the  sole  function  of  EXCHANGE  is  to 
promote  INDIVIDUALISM  AND  DISCORD  :  So,  as  it  cannot  be 
duly  regulated,  and  not  needed  in  a  complete  union  of 
GOVERNMENTAL  EMPLOY  AND  CARE,  such  an  inimical  me- 
dium Will  not  BE  ALLOWED. 

Unless  specifically  and  emphatically  disavowed — by 
means  of  a  clear  explanation,  a  great  many  people  will 
cling  to  the  pig-headed  opinion,  that  by  advocating  the 
government  should  furnish  every  person  with  one  of 
these  books — with  directions  to  carefully  study  it,  I 
thereby  express  a  hope  and  expectation  Of  its  becoming 
governmentally  recognized  as  a  ruling  authority  on  the 
broad  range  of  subjects  it  directly  and  indirectly  deals 
with — whether  SCIENTIFIC  or  not. 

Of  course,  nothing  could  be  further  from  the  fan, 
for  above  all  else,  it  is  herein  most  strongly  contended 
that  nothing  less  than  fully  verified  eternal  laws  of  na- 
ture, shall  be  considered  authoritative — or  a  proper  guide 
for  anyone :  That  all  basic  questions — regardless  of  what 
—including  the  principles  espoused  by  this  work,  should 
first  be  subjected  to  the  critical  test  of  being  in  perfect 
harmony  with  ultimate  constructive  truth,  before  they 
may  be  GOVERNMENTALLY  SANCTIONED  and  universally 
installed  as  factors  of  our  mentality — except  as  hereafter 
qualified. 

It  is  proposed  that  this  book  be  read  by  one  and  all, 
merely  to  furnish  a  preliminary  argument  promotive  of 
a  broad  and  general  understanding,  why  such  may  be 
an  extremely  desirable  thing  to  do :  That  is,  to  have  all 
fundamental  problems  sifted  through  the  meshes  of  na- 
ture— by  the  most  capable  congress  of  scientists  it  is 
possible  to  assemble,  before  being  planted  world-wide 
in  the  brain  of  mankind — as  a  trustworthy  guide.  Yet, 
that  all  such  as  flawlessly  stand  the  crucial  test,  shall 
then  be  uniformly  taught  to  teach. 


284  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

The  general  distribution  of  this  book  is  earnestly  ad- 
vised— therefore,  simply  as  a  broad  precursory  explana- 
tion of  the  basic  principles  involved,  that  each  may  in- 
telligently consider  and  express  their  answer  to  the  one 
mighty  question  of,  WHETHER  CONSTRUCTIVE  NATURE 

SHALL    BECOME   THE    UNIVERSAL    ARBITER:    THAT   IS — RULE 
SUPREME — BY  INTELLECTUAL  SELECTION  OR  NOT. 

No  part  of  this  book  could  ever  be  considered  au- 
thority, unless  after  the  people  have  established  a  gov- 
ernment of  INTELLECTUALISM,  the  principles  it  sets  forth 
have  been  singly  and  combinely  put  to  the  test  and 
found  flawless:  For  in  the  final,  nothing  less  than  the 
supreme  laws  will  be  tolerated  as  ruling  factors — re- 
gardless of  opinion,  personality,  clique  or  party. 

It  is  advocated  that  this  book  be  universally  read, 
for  the  further  reason  that  it  is  not  only  sufficiently 
complete  to  be  intelligible,  but  because  'tis  the  original 
and  only  work  to  date  on  the  all-important  subject  and 
should,  therefore,  be  a  common  heritage  of  the  people. 

INTELLECTUALISM — as  the  name  clearly  implies,  is 
first,  last  and  all  the  time  solely  a  process  of  EDUCATION  ; 
hence,  a  general  distribution  of  the  work  would  be  an 
eminently  proper  first  exemplary  factor  in  the  campaign 
of  establishing  such  a  government;  which — however, 
must  finally  be  independent  of  this  or  any  other  book, 
except  such  parts  as  by  due  investigation  are  found  to 
be  in  perfect  accord  with  the  dictates  of  mankind's 
parental  and  only  proper  guide — SCIENTIFIC  or  NATURAL 

CONSTRUCTIVE  GOVERNMENT. 

While  this  work  may  or  may  not  accurately  point 
out  "the  way  of  salvation" ;  yet,  if  universally  read  it  is 
just  the  nature  of  a  treatise  to  set  the  requisite  power 
in  motion,  that  would  quickly  bring  about  the  desired 
result  of  inaugurating  a  process  that  would  absolutely 
UNIFY  and  PERFECT  mankind;  which  alas,  is  the  scribe's 
earnest  and  only  desire. 

So — while  at  least  seemingly  supported  by  united 
facts,  yet — along  with  all  other  "uncertainties,"  the 
writer  is  anxious  to  have  this  work  subjected  to  the  same 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  285 

crucial  test  that  is  asked  for  all  others — IMPARTIAL  NA- 
TURE TO  BE  THE  SOLE  COURT  OF  APPEALS :  OPINIONLESS  and 
IMPERSONAL  JUSTICE. 

Hence — INTELLECTUALISM  no  more  stands  for  this 
book — EXCEPT  WHERE  PROVEN  CORRECT,  than  it  does  for 

not  CORRECTING  IT,  WHERE  FOUND  TO  BE  WRONG. 

First  afford  the  people  an  equal,  fair  and  square  op- 
portunity to  fully  acquaint  themselves  with  the  oppos- 
ing side  to  conventional  methods,  and  then  facilitate  a 
general  expression  of  opinion  by  a  national  election, — 
say  allowing  one  year  for  consideration  of  the  problem 
involved — authoritatively  advising  each  to  fully  read 
this  book  and  earnestly  consider  the  great  problem  be- 
fore voting.  And  it  is  confidently  asked — can  any  one 
doubt  that  the  expression  would  be  practically  unan- 
imous in  favor  of  FIRMLY  INAUGURATING  THE  GLORIOUS 

FINAL   ERA    OF    UNITY   and    PERFECTION?      And,    tOO — just 

think  of  it,  ALL  IN  ONE  YEAR. 

Remember,  this  does  not  mean  that  such  an  election 
would  be  an  expression  of  opinions  as  to  the  TRUTH  or 
ERROR  of  any  personal  or  common  BELIEF  or  CUSTOM — 
say,  for  instance,  like  THEO-SPIRITUALISM  ;  but  that  all 
such  along  with  every  basic  problem,  should  be  SCIEN- 
TIFICALLY SETTLED  by  eminently  qualified  governmental 
investigators — exactly  in  accord  with  ETERNAL  PRINCI- 
PLES, AFTER  THE  INAUGURATION  OF  INTELLECTUALISM  WAS 
THUS  ORDERED  BY  THE  PEOPLE:  That  finally,  INERRANT 
NATURE  SHALL  BE  THE  SOLE  DECIDING  and  RULING  POWER. 

Affer  such  A  CONGRESS  OF  SCIENTISTS — competitively 
selected,  had  definitely  decided  a  line  of  problems,  their 
finding  would  be  simultaneously  furnished  and  thor- 
oughly taught  to  every  person,  that  there  may  be  a 
uniformly  correct  understanding  of  basic  facts.  Thus 
inevitably  unify  and  perfect  mankind — our  self-evident 
great  need. 

Isn't  this  IDEALLY  SIMPLE,  PRACTICAL  and  RIGHT? 

Nature's  exactions — when  intelligently  dissected,  is 
always  PRECISE  JUSTICE — JUST  WHAT  is  NEEDED.  For 
instance,  the  highest  degree  of  health  can  be  maintained 


286  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

only  by  EXERTING  JUST  SUFFICIENT  ENERGY — WHEN  PROP- 
ERLY APPLIED,  TO  PRODUCE  AMPLE  IN  EVERY  RESPECT  FOR 

IDEAL  LIFE.  Hence — as  when  properly  educated  each 
will  fully  realize  THE  DOUBLE  BENEFIT  that  must  uni- 
formly accrue  therefrom,  ESSENTIAL  PRODUCTIVE  EXER- 
CISE would  become  the  very  climax  of  PLAYFUL  DUTY,  or 

GREATEST  POSSIBLE  PLEASURE. 

Thus  it  is  plainly  evident  that  Nature's  central  edict 
— making  THE  GREATEST  RELATIVE  PLEASURE  SELECTIVE 
OF  EVERY  ACT,  is  the  acme  of  wisdom.  In  other  words — 
owing  to  the  fact  that  solely  by  uniform  CONSTRUCTIVE 
EXPERIENCE  may  any  fully  realize  the  ideal  of  PERPETUAL 

HEALTH,  PLENTY  and  GLEE,  SUCH — WHEN  DULY  UNDER- 
STOOD, MUST  CONSTITUTE  THE  VERY  SUMMIT  OF  EVERY 

SANE  PERSON  's  DESIRE.  Or,  because  of  being  the  fountain 
and  essence  of  a  happy  long  life,  vital  PRODUCTIVE  EX- 
ERCISE BECOMES  THE  GREATEST  PLEASURE  WITHIN  MAN'S 
REACH — ESSENTIAL  AND  ENNOBLING. 

Thus  by  the  mighty  force  of  self-evident  facts  and 
perfect  logic,  we  are  led  to  realize  that  by  a  simple  but 
masterful  stroke,  INTELLECTUALISM  would  entirely  elim- 
inate drudgery — mankind's  heaviest  burden,  by  supply- 
ing every  essential  of  life  through  the  vital  fascination 
OF  EQUALIZED  SUPPORTIVE  PLAY;  transforming  the  main 
horror  of  today  into  the  acme  of  tomorrow's  ALLURING 
PLEASURE;  for  none  will  then  be  over  or  under  em- 
ployed— nor  supplied,  as  now  'tis  man's  common  sor- 
rowful plight. 

In  still  other  words,  INTELLECTUALISM — or  uniform 
constructive  education,  would  force  each  to  select 

DOUBLY  BENEFICIAL  PRODUCTIVE  EXERCISE  as  their  GREAT- 
EST PLEASURE,  for  both  EXERCISE  and  PRODUCTION  are  in- 
dispensable to  SELF-PRESERVATION;  therefore,  the  source 
and  course  of  wisdom,  right  or  SANITY.  Thus  INTELLI- 
GENT SELFISHNESS  would  become  the  unifying  and  per- 
fecting agency  of  mankind — OUR  ONLY  POSSIBLE  SAVIOR. 
Yet,  'tis  solely  the  process  of  NATURAL  CAUSE  and 
EFFECT — an  eternal  principle;  hence — absolutely  ATHE- 
ISTIC t  A  BEGINNINGLESS  and  ENDLESS  COSMIC  FUNCTION — 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  287 

GODLESS:  NOTHING  BEING  EASIER  OB  BETTER  TO  FULLY 
KNOW. 

Broadly  speaking,  we  worship  BENEFITS  and  despise 
DETRIMENTS  ;  therefore,  THEISM  has  arisen  largely  by  the 
PERSONIFICATION  of  GOOD  into  A  GOD — from  the  inevit- 
able realization  that  there  is  ever  a  CAUSE  exactly  com- 
mensurate with  every  EFFECT.  For  the  same  reason  we 
consider  every  inimical  influence  as  the  work  of  A  DEVIL, 
— such  being  born  of  SELFISHNESS — the  craving  for  a 
full  portion  of  LIFE.  COSMICALLY  speaking — however, 
there  is  ETERNAL  PERFECTION. 

Solely  by  the  process  of  INTELLECTUALISM — com- 
bined constructive  efforts,  may  we  completely  understand 
the  full  range — appropriating  only  the  section  of  GOOD — 
or  influences  of  GROWTH,  while  avoiding  such  as  to  us  is 
BAD — the  forces  of  DECAY.  And  too,  for  reasons — more 
fully  explained  in  the  chapter  on  TELEPATHY,  this 
glorious  result  can  be  duly  realized  only  by  UNITED  IN- 
TELLIGENT SELECTION — Nature  exacting  no  less  than 
UNIVERSAL  BROTHERHOOD — perfection  of  all  or  none. 

Thus  only  may  we  have  ABSOLUTE  JUSTICE,  or  "On 
Earth  Peace,  Good  Will  Toward  Men," — resulting  in  a 
brimming  measure  of  knowledge — PSYCHO-PHYSICAL 
HEAVEN,  the  culmination  of  man 's  desires :  When — hav- 
ing acquired  the  utmost,  life  will  lose  its  charm  and  long 
delayed  DEATH  be  natural,  regretless  or  stingless,  as  the 
falling  of  fully  ripened  fruit. 

Yea,. verily!  "Ye  Shall  Know  the  Truth,  and  the 
Truth  Shall  Make  You  FREE" — FROM  ERROR,  BUT  NOT 
FROM  RIGHT:  Being  Merely  a  Desirable  Change  of 

MASTERS. 


SLAVERY,  GOD  AND  GOLD 

LOTS  OF  PEOPLE,  especially  the — "IN  GOD  WE  TRUST" 
and  "GOLDEN  EAGLE"  brand,  will  cry  from  house  tops— 
until  their  voices  are  heard  by  every  fool,  and  tears  fall 
in  cataracts  from  the  eaves  of  their  rostrums — warn- 


288  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

ing  all  GOOD  and  FREE  people  against  the  horror  of  such 
as  this  system  of  SLAVERY. 

Indeed — SLAVERY!  SLAVERY!!  SLAVERY!!!  will  be 
their  ever  more  frantic  shout  of  alarm. 

They  will  picture  the  GODDESS  of  LIBERTY  as  hope- 
lessly chained  within  barred  prisons  weeping  for  FREE- 
DOM; while  in  the  same  mournful  ravings  they  will 
cartoon  the  EAGLE  with  featherless  wings,  and  EVERY 
PERSON  yoked  to  an  ox :  Then  surmounting  all,  the  scribe 
hereof  will  be  caricatured  as  riding  in  a  jeweled  chariot 
drawn  by  Satan  on  the  road  to  hell. 

Yes!  Not  merely  thus,  but  the  like  will  be  multi- 
plied by  every  false  emotion  and  trick  that  our  saintly 
tender  hearted  guardians  can  devise:  These  piously 
devoted  "public  servants"  will  even  bitterly  weep  that 
we  may  peacefully  sleep — regardless  of  their  own  sleep- 
less pain — ? 

Maybe  these  prowlings,  hungry  wolves  deserve  tear- 
ful pity ;  yet  certainly  not  so  much  as  do  the  unsuspect- 
ing sheep  which  lie  slumbering  so  dangerously  near  their 
rapacious  belly. 

Indeed,  their  beguiling  cry  is  ever  attuned  to  the  at 
once  repulsive  and  enchanting  words  of  SLAVERY  and 
FREEDOM — of  which  they  are  cunning  MASTERS,  but  never 
to  the  SAVING  expression  of  FREEDOM  FROM  LIBERTY,  or 

THE     SLAVERY     of     FREEDOM — nor     to     THE     FREEDOM     of 

SLAVERY:  Instead  of  their  use  in  expressions  of  truth, 
the  magic  words  are  always  deceptively  employed. 

We  need  no  flaming  words  to  depict  THE  POWER  OF 
GOLD  TO  ENSLAVE,  for  'tis  ever  pitifully  emphasized  by 
millions  of  bended  backs  over  empty  stomachs — in  every 
land  under  the  burning  sun. 

But  With  THE  CHURCH — THE  SUPPORT  OF  MONEY  AND 

SLAVERY,  the  primal  force  of  SERFDOM  is  at  first  not  so 
easy  to  see;  therefore,  infinitely  more  dangerous  to  the 
ignorant  throng. 

By  its  subtle  and  alluring  process  of  CONCENTRA- 
TION, it  not  only  HYPNOTICALLY  SUBJECTS  ITS  VICTIMS  TO 
A  MONOMANIA,  but  BINDS  them  by  a  solemn  WRITTEN  AND 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  289 

SIGNED  CONTRACT,  by  which  they  are  PLEDGED — under 

the  BRIBE   OF   HEAVEN    AND   THREAT   OF   HELL   TO    SUPPORT 

ITS  DOGMA — against  any  and  all  opposition,  especially  to 

IGNORE  FACTS  and  DEFY  REASON — for  LIFE  and  ETERNITY. 

No  one  can  even  imagine  a  more  degrading  and 
binding  SLAVERY  than  THE  CHURCH  persistently  employs. 

The  process  is  to  at  first — by  fanatical  sentiment — 
bribe  and  threat,  HYPNOTIZE  AND  DETHRONE  REASON. 
Then  by  a  continuation  of  the  same  generally  BINDING 
influence  and  a  RELIGIOUS  CONTRACT — sometimes  broken, 
hold  the  BEWILDERED  VICTIM — if  possible,  into  a  life  long 
SERVICE  of  defending  the  particular  DOGMAS  to  which 
they  piously  subscribe. 

As  ALL  KNOW — "very  few  can  ARGUE  ON  RELIGION 
without  getting  MAD."  Indeed,  a  great  many  u*e — to 
that  extent,  differently  MAD  before  starting  to  ARGUE. 

WE  KNOW  that  ALL  LODGES — and  many  other  institu- 
tions, prohibit  any  and  all  discussion  of  RELIGION;  be- 
cause it  generally  results  in  ANGRY  DISPUTES,  FACTIONS, 
WAR,  SPLIT-UP  and  RUIN.  FRATERNITY  AND  RELIGION 

NEVER    SHAKE    HANDS — IN    OR    OUT    OF   LODGES,    FOR    THEY 
ARE  THE  VERY  ANTITHESIS  OF  ONE  ANOTHER:   FRATERNITY 

meaning  BROTHERHOOD — RELIGION  is  WAR. 

ILL  "TAI 

and  "RUBS   THE   HAIR 
RIGHT.  ' ' 

It  has  caused  more  QUARRELS,  FIGHTS,  INSANITY, 
MURDERS,  WARS,  MISERY,  uncanny  and  untimely  death 
than  all  other  causes  combined :  Yet,  FEW  INDEED  seem 
to  "KNOW  WHAT'S  WRONG" — even  the  great  majority  per- 
sistently claim  that  "RELIGION  is  MAN'S  ONLY  WAY  OF 
SALVATION" — each  one  shouting  that  "MY  RELIGION 

ALONE  CAN  DO  IT." 

Of  course  there  are  literally  hundreds  of  warring 
creeds,  which  not  only  keep  their  fanatical  supporters 
in  an  underhanded  or  vicious  discord — thus  hopelessly 
dividing  their  ranks,  but  weaken  their  faculty  or  rea- 
son and  general  unity — that  finally  the  POWER  OF  GOLD 

MAY  COMPLETE  THE  ENSLAVEMENT — of  the  many  helpless 

by  a  few  heartless. 


290  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

These  usually  submissive  victims'  occasional  pro- 
test against  menial  slavery,  is  generally  offset  by  a 
religion  which  promises  that  "WORLDLY  WRONGS  WILL  BE 
SPIRITUALLY  RIGHTED" — provided  they  remain  meek  and 
lowly — here,  but  not  otherwise — except  that  it's  ever  holy 
to  FIGHT  in  defense  of  their  FAITH — at  any  and  all  times, 
which  they  do. 

In  other  words — God  is  powerless  on  earth,  but  will 
do  the  right  thing  hereafter,  is  the  decoying  promise. 

Most  of  these  people  keenly  realize  the  pain  of  de- 
graded serfdom — and  would  quickly  cast  it  off,  were 
they  not  blinded  by  the  primal  SLAVERY  AND  WAR  pro- 
moting institution — THE  OCCULT  CHURCH,  a  hyena 
fleeced  as  a  lamb ;  being  unsuspected  as  such — however, 
they  devoutly  kneel  in  the  gory  slime  for  its  delusive 

"  BLESSINGS." 

It  would  seem  that  any  one  could  easily  trace  the 
trickling  blood  to  the  knife  that  stabs — but  not  so,  for 
a  benumbing  narcotic — in  way  of  at  once  pointing  to 
"eternal  life"  as  a  reward  for  faithfulness,  and  "ever- 
lasting atrocious  pain"  as  a  penalty  for  "backsliding," 
is  always  thoroughly  injected  before  the  thrust  is  made 
— crazed  by  the  hysterical  mania  of  FRIGHT  and  DELIGHT. 

Indeed,  the  wailing  cry  that  INTELLECTUALISM — or 
a  government  of  uniform  scientific  enlightenment — equal 
service  and  reward,  means  a  system  of  SLAVERY,  will 
emanate  mainly  from  these  people  who  are  constantly 
on  their  knees  or  lashing  all  others  into  worshiping  THE 

GOLDEN  GOD  OF  KINGS  AND  SERFDOM. 

They  will  fail  to  note — or  openly  acknowledge,  the 
benign  FACT  that  such  a  fair  and  square  process  would 
not  only  DISCHARGE  EVERY  KING  AND  MASTER,  but  forever 
do  away  with  ALL  POLICE,  ARMIES  AND  NAVIES.  ALL 

COWED   SUBJECTS   AND    SERVANT,    DISCORD   AND  WAR,    must 

then  be  entirely  forgotten — except  as  history  would 
point  a  finger  of  scorn  to  the  frightful  days  when  the 
twin  ENSLAVING  SUPERSTITION  OF  GOD  and  GOLD  were  en- 
throned — and  because  thereof  every  PERSON  DEED  OF 

GRIEF  IN  YOUTH. 


NATURE'S  DIVINE  SCIENCE  291 

YET  THE  TRUTH  WILL  ANGER  MANY — NOT  ONE  IN  TEN 
WILL  EVEN  READ  IT;  UNLESS  COMPELLED  BY  LIGHT  TO  DO 
SO — THE  SOLEMN  DUTY  OF  GOVERNMENT  TO  PROMOTE. 

Many  even  have  been  hardened  to  believe  that  con- 
ditions are  NOW  what  they  should  be, — as  of  stern  fact 
they  must  remain  WHILE  GOD  and  GOLD  CONTINUE  TO 

RULE :  MUST — IP  POSSIBLE,  INCREASE  IN  SAVAGERY. 

ERROR  HAS  CONVERTED  THE  EARTH  INTO  A  HELL  AND 

MEN,  UNWITTINGLY,  INTO  DEMONS. 

TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH  IS  THE  PANACEA. 

— INDEED — 

"Ye  Shall  Know  the  Truth  and  the  Truth 

Shall  Make  You  Free" 
FROM  UNTIMELY  DEATH 


—AT  HOME  OR  ABROAD— 

Many  will  be  curious  to  know  by  what  means  one, 
a  family,  friends  or  party  could  travel  and  obtain  the 
essentials  of  ideal  life — especially  when  far  away  from 
their  home  or  station  of  duty, — which  will  be  clearly 
explained  with  a  few  words. 

Each  person  would  carry  a  PASSPORT  BOOK  contain- 
ing their  Photograph,  Signature,  Home,  Time  and  Place 
of  Service,  etc.,  duly  attached. 

When  not  neglecting  their  duty,  these  credentials 
would  secure  for  them  any  necessity  of  livelihood — food, 
clothing,  home  comforts,  amusements,  travel,  etc. — 
everything  NEEDED,  regardless  of  where  they  may  be — 
each  item  being  recorded  therein  for  home  official  in- 
spection and  general  account  rendering.  But  when  the 
passport  showed  that  the  possessor  ought  to  be  doing 
their  part,  the  truant  could  obtain  nothing  except 
authoritative  assistance  in  getting  to  their  post  without 
unnecessary  delay — unless  in  some  way  disabled,  when 
of  course  every  care  would  be  most  tenderly  bestowed 
and  their  lodge  duly  notified  of  the  facts. 

A  SIMPLE  AND  PERFECT  SYSTEM,  ISN'T  IT? 


CAN  IT  BE  DONE? 


WILL  MAN  CLAIM  HIS  OWN — A  FULL  PORTION  OF  LIFE  ! 


CHAPTER  XIII— 12  PAGES 

In  the  very  nature  of  things,  it  is  inevitable:  So 
the  proper  question  is — WHEN  WILL  IT  BE  DONE! 

Probably  no  one  is  more  fully  aware  of  the  planet- 
like  obstacle  of  IGNORANCE  that  stands  squarely  in  the 
way  of  realizing  the  "ecstatic  dream,"  than  the  writer 
does.  We  shall  presently  see,  however,  that  even  the 
huge  barrier  is  naught  but  a  nightmare,  and  will  quickly 
vanish — except  in  repulsive  memory,  on  awaking  from 
our  restless  sleep. 

To  awaken  even  a  few  of  the  deeply  entranced 
minds  is  no  easy  task;  so  to  arouse  sufficient  of  them  to 
make  an  effective  showing,  would  seem  like  a  herculean 
undertaking.  These  "bone-heads"  are  mainly  confined 
to  those  who  dub  themselves  "wise,"  and  every  really 
progressive  thinker  as  cranks.  They  are  those  ever  pres- 
ent mulish  crawfish  who  break  every  breeching  but  never 
strain  a  tug ;  who  look  askance  at  everything  new ;  who, 
being  unable  to  point  out  an  unscientific  or  illogical  idea, 
will  either  personally  vilify  the  writer,  or  sneer — "  Uto- 
pian dream,"  "whim,"  "idealism,"  "  iconoclasm, " 
"egotism,"  "communism,"  "confiscation,"  "heaven  on 
earth,"  " apotheoism, "  "fatalism,"  "NEVER  HAS  BEEN 
AND  CAN'T  BE  DONE,"  etc.,  etc.,  about  this  work  and  its 
purpose:  The  mono-word  or  mono-sentence  mono- 
maniacs. 

These  are  the  real  block-head  survivals  of  the  stone 
age — mankind's  cinch-brake:  And  too,  being  ideally  fit 


CAN  IT  BE  DONE?  293 

for  the  wrangle  and  misery  of  today,  they  are  generally 
among  the  "high-ups"  of  every  class. 

Such  is  born  mainly  of  abnormal  self-conceit — a 
very  dense  and  far  reaching,  very  dangerous  and  deplor- 
able phase  of  IGNORANT  SELFISHNESS.  They  are  generally 
dignified  by  the  tried  and  found  all-gold  or  highly  re- 
spected name  of  "  'Preacher-Priest,'  "  "Savant," 
"hard-headed  business  man,"  "conservatives,"  ruled- 
critics,  etc.  So,  I  merely  mention  this  as  a  warning,  for 
'tis  well  that  you  look  out — even  better  that  you  look  in, 
for  all  such — MANKIND'S  MOST  DANGEROUS  FOE. 

The  writer  has  devoted  over  thirty  years  of  un- 
biased study  to  the  seemingly  insolvable  problem — ever 
doing  far  more  thinking  than  reading;  having  very 
profitably  spent  a  life  and  fortune  for  the  pleasure  of 
knowing;  today  being  very  poor  in  pocket  but  rich  in 
mind — now  distressful;  while  the  reader  MAY  be  re- 
versely endowed — how  detestful:  Yet,  it  must  be  con- 
fessed that  while  dollars  are  king,  they  constitute  essen- 
tial wisdom — brutish  power. 

Brutes  are  finite — limited  in  mental  capacity,  so 
must  quickly  reach  maturity  and  die.  Man — if  un- 
spoiled, is  king — potentially  endowed  with  a  compara- 
tively infinite  faculty  for  growth,  so  that  DEATH — the 
last  conquest,  may  be  postponed  till  the  food  for  human 
life — possible  further  knowledge,  is  exhausted ;  requir- 
ing at  least  a  thousand  years  of  united  constructive 
pleasure  to  reach  the  fully  ripened  condition — ' '  AND  THE 

ANGEL   THRUST   IN    HIS   SICKLE   INTO   THE   EARTH,"    Man's 

certain  goal. 

Instead  of  there  being  a  relative  principle  even 
tending  to  disprove  this  seemingly  extravagant  state- 
ment— except  that  it 's  not  now  being  done,  every  salient 
fact  and  perfect  logic  combine  in  not  only  clearly  show- 
ing its  possibility  and  final  inevitability,  but  that — if 
properly  undertaken,  the  essential  condition  insuring  a 


294  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

full  portion  of  pleasure  and  life  to  practically  every 
person,    is    thoroughly    feasible — "VICTORY    OVER    THE 

BEAST,  THE  SEA  OP  GLASS,  AND  HARPS." 

But  alas,  such  is  mainly  prevented  by  those  who 
insist  on  ETERNAL  LIFE  in  the  next  world,  while  by 
HOGGING  everything  now  they  MURDER  everybody  else 
and  COMMIT  SUICIDE  in  this.  And  yet — this  being  THE 
TRUTH,  they  will  declare — "IT'S  OP  THE  DEVIL.  Oh, 

IGNORANCE !  THOU  ART  A  JEWEL — OP  DEATH  :     Sneers  Can- 

not  change  this  ALMIGHTY  FACT. 

Earnestly  ask  yourself:  Were  we  duly  endowed 
with  SAVING  KNOWLEDGE  and  afforded  the  necessary  op- 
portunity of  living  true  thereto,  would  not  SELF-PRESER- 
VATION— the  impulse  of  SANITY,  impel  a  uniform  fulfill- 
ment of  the  ennobling  Goldless  Rule — It  is  to  the  Wel- 
fare of  Self  to  Treat  All  Others  With  Healthful  Care : 
That  is — promote  a  healthful  environment,  that  SELF 
may  be  perfected  and  live  long  in  the  land — the  perfect 
ideal  of  INTELLIGENCE  t  Indeed,  it  would — were  we  truly 

taught  THE  STERN  FACT  THAT,  "NONE  LIVE  OR  VIE  BY  SELF 
ALONE. " 

Man  has  ever  been  led  to  exact  personal  FREEDOM- 
CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  EVER  BEING  IGNORED,  THE  BASIC  ERROR. 

The  immortal  Patrick  Henry  fervently  exclaimed— 
"Give  Me  Liberty  or  Give  Me  Death!"  He  is  dead— 
except  in  tender  remembrance,  but  never  had  the  slight- 
est of  LIBERTY.  The  Declaration  of  Independence — with 
the  most  laudable  intentions,  declares — "Man  is  un- 
alienably  endowed  with  life,  LIBERTY  and  the  pursuit  of 
happiness" ;  and  we  have  now  been  in  lively  pursuit  for 
143  years — catching  nothing  but  a  small  fraction  of  our 
due  in  life  and  happiness — but  NO  LIBERTY,  for  the  good 
and  sufficient  reason  that  Nature  admits  of  NO  LIBERTY — 
nor  a  full  portion  of  vital  pleasure,  except  by  intellectual 
enforcement  of  FREEDOM  FROM  LIBERTY.  Study  the  chap- 
ter on  TELEPATHY — understandingly. 


CAN  IT  BE  DONE?  295 

Such  perverse  basic  teachings — the  main  guide  in 
our  pursuit  of  happiness — regardless  of  good  intentions 
—with  which  HELL  is  said  to  be  paved,  is  ever  in  effect 
being  re-exclaimed  by  a  billion  of  its  down  trodden  vic- 
tims— "GIVE  US  LIBERTY  OR  WE  WILL  GIVE  YOU  DEATH*': 

Which — along  with  thousands  of  other  evils  it  supports, 
digs  an  early  grave  for  ALL:  This  supreme  fact  is  be- 
yond those  crazed  by  GOD  AND  GOLD. 

For  instance,  EVERY  SALOON  owes  its  existence  to  the 
support  and  exaction  of  "PERSONAL  LIBERTY":  Every 
PRISON  to  the  belief  in  FREEDOM  OF  THE  WILL  :  Celestial 
Heavens  and  Hells  must  vanish  on  quashing  the  dogma 

Of  FREE  MORAL  AGENCY. 

THEOLOGY — the  parent  and  support  of  FREE  WILL — 
its  life's  blood,  is  therefore  mainly  responsible  for  all 
such  practically  endless  horrors. 

Nations  summon  the  select  of  manhood  to  their 
graves  in  the  trenches,  to  which  they  bravely  respond 
and  battle  in  support  of  opposing  dictums — RIGHT  or 
WRONG,  and  they  are  taught  to  believe  that  this  brutish 
enslavement  is  GLORIOUS  LIBERTY:  Indeed,  the  wonder- 
ful mind  of  man  is  infinitely  credulous  and  subjectable. 

Of  such  examples  of  meek  submission  to  authority, 
there  is  no  limit;  but  these  few  familiar  citations  will 
suffice  to  prove  that  if  the  people  are  nearly  always  loyal 
to  the  adage — "My  Country,  be  it  right  or  Wrong,  My 
Country,"  they  would  never  falter  in  giving  UNIVERSAL 

SUPPORT  TO  A  WORLD  WIDE  GOVERNMENT  BY  THE  MIGHT  OF 

LIGHT  FOR  EXACT  RIGHT.  For  with  such  a  regime  of 
Unity  and  Perfection,  we  should  no  longer  hear  the 
dung-hill  prayer — "Oh  God,  Save  Me  and  My  Wife, 
My  Son  John  and  his  Wife — Us  Four  and  No  more"; 
but  instead,  there  would  ever  be  a  globe  encircling  sweet 

Chorus  of  — ' '  THE  WORLD  IS  MY  COUNTRY  AND  DOING  GOOD 
MY  RELIGION. ' ' 

And  should  you  still  ask — in  the  face  of  the  facts 


298  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

that  it  has  ever  been  easy  for  IGNORANCE  to  lead  man 
astray — to  starve,  pray  and  die,  if  it  would  be  possible 
for  INTELLIGENCE — the  sole  hope  of  our  craving  desire, 
to  lead  him  in  the  way — to  stay  and  play  so  gay,  I  would 
answer  by  first  pointing  to  the  monarch  of  our  nature — 
The  Greatest  Relative  Pleasure  is  Selective  of  Every 
Act;  then  most  respectfully  ask  in  return,  would  en 
lightened  man  refuse  to  exchange  misery  for  joy,  death 
for  life  and  the  like,  when  the  process  in  so  doing  would 
ever  be  merely  a  playful  service  in  promoting  the  only 
life  that  is  worth  living  for  himself  or  herself  and 
progeny  ? 

And  yet  the  transit  from  IGNORANCE  TO  INTELLI- 
GENCE can  be  accomplished  only  by  A  CORRECT  SYSTEM  OF 
EDUCATION — endowing  a  great  many  and  finally  ALL, 
with  a  clear  understanding  of  what  a  glorious  life  Dame 
Nature  holds  in  store  for  each  and  every  human  being — 
a  seemingly  great  task:  So  it  is  quite  pertinent  to  ask 
the  all-important  question, — how  could  such  a  system 
get  the  necessary  influential  start  1 

No  one  will  doubt  that  it  could  and  should  be  done ; 
many  will  even  quickly  see  that  sometime  such  will  be 
accomplished.  Yet,  they  may  anxiously  ask — how  can 
it  be  done  quickly — as  certainly  it  could  and  should  be, 
were  the  ways  and  means  found. 

Unquestionably,  every  person — regardless  of  whim, 
creed,  station  or  location — were  they  duly  apprised  of 
its  genuine  merits,  wants  and  would  earnestly  support 
such  a  system;  for  self-evidently  it  is  the  long  sought 
UNIVERSAL  PANACEA — clearly  pointing  out  "THE  WAY  OP 
LIFE,"  which  each  have  ever  been  differently  seeking — 

QUENCHING  HELL  AND  SUPPLANTING  IT  WITH  HEAVEN  ON 

EARTH,   Man's  home;  MAKING  THE  WORLD  SAFE  BY  A 

LEAGUE  OF  INTELLIGENT  PEOPLE. 

So  let's  concisely  examine  the  problem. 

To  start  with  we  find  practically  every  person  in 


CAN  IT  BE  DONE?  297 

Christendom — sometimes  called  Civilization,  CHUCK-A- 
BLOCK  full  of  tommy-rot  theories — especially  as  to  what 
constitutes  Christianity  and  Civilization.  And  too,  they 
are  not  only  devoutly  taught  but  have  learned  from 
other  sore  experience,  to  " beware  of  false  prophets": 
Even  most  of  them  believing  that  FINAL  TRUTH  is  un- 
knowable to  PUNY  MAN — a  crushing  error. 

So,  while  nearly  every  person  either  positively  or 
negatively  craves  for  knowledge  promotive  of  a  happy 
long  life,  and  would  gladly  purchase  a  work  of  that 
nature  were  they  aware  that  such  is  possible  and  avail- 
able: Yet,  having  been  deceived  in  regard  to  most 
affairs  of  life,  they  are  naturally  very  suspicious  of  any 
"get  the  money  scheme" — except  to  pay  dues  for  pews 
and  blues. 

Hence,  it  would  take  a  long  time  to  thus  induce  a 
sufficient  number  of  people  to  duly  study  and  concert- 
edly  support  even  THIS  GENUINE  PANACEA,  to  as  quickly 
exert  the  necessary  dominant  influence  that  it  so  richly 
deserves  and— in  the  final,  is  UNIVERSALLY  DESIRED, 

We  have  seen,  however,  that  nearly  every  person  is 
loyal  and  heeds  the  laws — far  as  they  understand  and 
can,  of  their  general  government:  WHICH  is  PRECISELY 
RIGHT  EVERY  TIME,  and  no  word  in  this  work  can  rightly 
be  construed  as  advising  otherwise ;  for  we  must  have  A 
SUPREME  GUIDE — whether  good  or  bad. 

ANARCHY — though  believed  in  by  many  good  people, 
MEANS  CHAOS  of  a  worse  nature  than  we  now  ' 'enjoy "- 
if  possible.     Verily — in  the  final  analysis,   ANARCHY   is 

IMPOSSIBLE. 

This  work  advocates  first,  last  and  all  the  time, 

STRICT  OBEDIENCE  TO  THE  LAWS  OF  ONE'S  COUNTRY — until 

the  people  as  a  whole  are  broadly  EDUCATED  TO  UNDER- 
STAND and  earnestly  co-operate  in  abiding  by  The  Con- 
structive Principle  of  Nature — THE  MUTUALLY  BENEFI- 
CIAL LAW  OF  LIFE — MAN'S  PERFECT  GUIDE:  When  all  im- 


298  THE    UNIVERSAL   PANACEA 

perfect  laws  will  automatically  become  obsolete,  disre- 
garded and  discarded — rotten  and  forgotten — except  as 
repulsive  example. 

No  government  can  *  *  stand  pat ' '  until  it  is  PERFECT, 
but  must  progress  till  the  ideal  is  reached;  when  of  in- 
herent virtue  it  would  remain  STABLE,  for  PERFECTION 
MUST  SATISFY  ALL,  because  it  cannot  be  surpassed: 
Growth  of  the  race  cannot  be  arrested  till  RIPE — OUR  END. 

As  individuals  should  and  generally  do  obey  their 
government — the  focalized  expression  of  ALL  THE  PEOPLE, 
the  government  is  therefore  in  honor  and  duty  bound,  to 
protect  and  promote  the  interest  of  individuals:  Any 
Government  that  harms  a  person  is  unfit. 

Such  being  self-evidently  proper,  all  worthy 
reforms  should  be  earnestly  furthered  by  duly  selected 
officers,  solely  per  the  process  of  INFUSING  CONVINCING 
EDUCATION  instead  of  INFLICTING  CONFUSING  DICTATION 
uniformly  into  the  people.  LEAD,  not  drive — FACILITA- 
TION VOid  Of  MILITATION  Spells  CIVILIZATION. 

Nothing  can  promote,  perfect  and  protect  the  full 
interest  of  INDIVIDUALS  or  ALL  THE  PEOPLE  except  The 
Truth,  the  Whole  Truth  and  Nothing  but  The  Truth; 
which  precisely  defines  THE  PANACEA  and  Ultimate  Gen- 
eral Prevention  of  Error,  just  what  is  needed  and  must 
be  heeded — is  THE  INEXORABLE  EDICT  OF  EVOLUTION,  JUST 

WHAT  WE  ALL  WANT. 

The  time  is  exactly  propitious,  RIGHT  NOW,  to  prop- 
erly institute  our  inevitable  end — THE  FINAL  ERA  of 
Present  Humanity.  And  those  in  whom  due  authority 
is  vested — throughout  the  world,  should  take  the  neces- 
sary steps  AT  ONCE,  to  rapidly  as  possible,  DRAFT  EVERY 

FACTOR   OF  THE  RACE   UNTO  A   LIFE-LONG   SERVICE   TO   THE 

COLORLESS  BANNER  OF  TRUTH.  Which — as  all  heed  gov- 
ernmental authority,  WOULD  QUICKLY  INSURE  THE  ESTAB- 
LISHMENT AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  WORLD  WIDE  UNITY  AND 
PERFECTION. 


CAN  IT  BE  DONE?  299 

Nothing  is  easier  for  government  to  execute  than 
EXACT  JUSTICE,  for  a  great  majority  of  the  people  always 
—finally  ALL,  most  earnestly  desire  it  for  SELF  AND 
OTHERS.  Hence,  WERE  MAN  TAUGHT  WHAT  is  RIGHT  AND 

AFFORDED  DUE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  LIVE  IT,  HE  WOULD  NEVER 

DO  WRONG — for  as  nothing  better  can  be  conceived,  IN- 
FINITE SELFISHNESS  would  not  permit  it.  Indeed,  solely 
by  this  process  may  any  reach  the  goal  that  OUR  NATURE 

EXACTS — FULLNESS  OF  LIFE. 

This  means  A  COMPLETE  INTELLECTUAL  REBIRTH  OF 

THE  RACE  UNTO  SANITY  ;  WHICH  WOULD  BE  HELD  FIRM  TO 
THE  LAST  BY  ITS  OWN  BENEFITS  AND  HISTORY  OF  PAST 
DETRIMENTS  OF  INSANITY. 

Newspapers  could  gloriously  launch  the  GOLDLESS 
MAN-GOD-AGE  in  a  month,  were  they  to  combinedly  do 
their  full  duty;  to  which  some  will  probably  contribute 
a  greatly  helpful  part :  But  not  all. 

Not  a  person  or  institution,  however,  will  openly 
and  squarely  fight  the  movement,  for  there  is  naught 
but  self-evident  basic  truth  to  attack ;  which  the  danger- 
ous element  will  fully  recognize.  So  the  salurian  method 
will  be  confined  mainly  to  IGNOR'ANCE. 

Such  pretense  of  attack  as  may  be  contrived,  will 
be  entirely  by  segregation  of  the  principles  involved  and 
misrepresentation;  which  has  ever  been  the  cowardly 
black-hand  method  of'  STABBING  JUSTICE  by  the  real  ene- 
mies of  humanity:  FEED!  THIS  AND  BLEED! 
THAT. 

However,  some  one,  a  few  or  many  of  those  who  are 
amply  able  to  defray  the  expense  of  widely  distributing 
this  primer  of  the  cause,  may  even  do  so ;  thus  signally 
contribute  to  the  resplendent  beacon  that  is  sure  to  soon 
light  mankind  unto  right,  happiness  and  a  full  portion 
of  life:  THE  GRATEFUL  HEART  OF  MANKIND  WILL  BE 

THEIR  PILLOW. 

Simply,  if  each  of  its  more  humble  friends  will  do 


300  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

their  possible  bit,  by  personally  advocating  the  princi- 
ples involved  and  distribute  explanatory  literature — 
where  they  can,  would  soon  give  THE  WAY  OP  LIFE  a  win- 
ning boost;  for  every  investigator — by  reason  of  THE 

NOBLEST  POSSIBLE  SELF-CONSIDERATION,  WOULD  AT  LAST  BE 
CONVERTED  TO  A  PRINCIPLE  FROM  WHICH  NONE  COULD 
POSSIBLY  BACKSLIDE. 

We  veritably  "live  and  move  and  have  our  being" 
in  quest  of  the  greatest  relative  pleasure  combined  per- 
sonal experience  can  afford.  So — as  all  normally  crave 
to  live,  would  we  not  eagerly  seize  upon  such  a  prize  and 
protect  it  with  all  our  might? 

Last  but  not  least:  Should  the  many  eminently 
able  Natural  Scientists  arouse  from  their  false  dignity 
and  openly  give  THEIR  BASIC  PROBLEM  deserved  earnest 
attention — as  by  all  means  they  ought,  would  not  this 
alone  start  their  millions  of  admirers  to  THINKING?  And 
is  not  that  the  main  requirement? 

If  promptly  and  properly  undertaken,  the  wonder- 
ful transition  would  be  started  in  full  swing  the  world 
over,  within  ONE  YEAR  ;  and  completely  enthroned  within 
a  decade.  It  would  at  least  double  the  average  span  of 
life  of  this  generation,  and  enable  the  next  to  closely 
approach  PERFECTION  :  Such  at  least  is  a  possibility. 

EVERY  PERSON  SHOULD  PROMPTLY  VOLUNTEER  AND 
CHEERFULLY  DO  THEIR  PART — " SLACKERS"  ARE  KNOCKERS 

— WARNING  BOILS — BOTH  GOOD  AND  BAD. 

Thus  may  we  wisely  and  quickly  conform  to  the 
prophetic  oracle— "RAISE  YE  UP  A  STANDARD, 
FOR  THE  PEOPLE  PERISH"— THE  TRUTH. 


RIGHT  —  CONSTRUCTIVE,     vs.     WRONG  --  DE- 
STRUCTIVE,   EDUCATION 

If  governments  of  which  there  are  thousands  of 
greatly    conflicting   frauds — including   subordinate   or- 


CAN  IT  BE  DONE?  301 

ganizations,  can  POSITIVELY — by  law,  and  NEGATIVELY — 
by  consent,  " dictate"  practically  every  thought  and 
action  of  SUBJECTS — regardless  of  principle  or  method 
espoused,  even  unto  frequently  compelling  millions  to 
all-at-once  savagely  wage  murderous  and  suicidal  wars 
and  vast  destruction  of  property,  etc. :  Then  enslave  all 
those  who  escape  with  enfeebled  strength — for  genera- 
tions, to  "pay  the  debt  of  sorrow."  If  such  can  be  re- 
peatedly enforced — by  the  same  governments ;  then,  who 
would  say  that  government  could  not  and  should  not 
"dictate"  that  each  of  its  mutually  interested  factors 
shall  duly  qualify  by  means  of  VITAL  EDUCATION,  so  as  to 
forever  prevent  ruin,  universal  pain  and  premature 
death  ?  Is  not  that  which  is  best  for  man  feasible  ? 

If  millions  will  slave,  other  millions  starve,  further 
millions  murder  opposing  fellows,  still  more  millions 
give  up  their  lives  on  fields  of  battle,  etc.,  in  obedience 
to  warring  governmental  command,  would  they  not 
gladly  unite  in  conforming  to  A  GOVERNMENT  PROMOTIVE 
OF  SUPREME  HAPPINESS  AND  LIFE.  And  should  not  the 
rule  of  misery  and  death  be  changed  to  a  school  of 
pleasure  and  life?  Is  not  such  just  what  every  one 
craves  ? 

IMPROPER  EDUCATION  has  forced  people  to 
support  their  respective  vicious  systems  of  government 
—which  they  learn  to  detest  and  often — per  influence  of 
a  little  side  light,  quickly  change  from  one  form  to  a 
greatly  different  method:  So,  would  not  PROPER 
EDUCATION  also  impel  them  to  adopt  a  peaceful  gov- 
ernment— which  all  must  ever  admire  and  befriend  ? 

Can  there  be  anything  more  desirable  or  easier 
to  do? 

Can  there  be  more  than  ONE  right  directive  agency  ? 

Whether  RIGHT  or  WRONG,  however,  is  it  not  entirely 
a  process  of  EDUCATION? 

The  cost  of  one  day's  War:  The  cost  of  one  Battle 


303  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Ship:  The  cost  of  one  day's  Legislation:  The  cost  of  one 
day's  Lawing:  The  cost  of  Theo-Spiritualism  for  one 
day,  etc.  THE  LOSS  FROM  MERELY  ONE  HOUR  OF  COMBINED 

UNNECESSARY  SOCIAL  DISCORD — 

The  average  expense  to  present  humanity  of  any 
one  of  these  items — IF  DEVOTED  TO  PROPER  EDUCATION, 
would  not  only  entirely  and  forever  ABOLISH  WAR,  but 
insure  a  rapid  inauguration  of  THE  FINAL  ERA  OF  PEACE 

ON  EARTH,  GOOD  WILL  TOWARD  MAN :     Would  fully  double 

the  average  longevity  of  this  generation,  and  extend  the 
next  many  folds. 

THE  FACT  is  so  BIG  AND  TRUE  THAT  FEW,  INDEED,  CAN 
QUICKLY  GRASP  IT  :  Yet,  the  tidal-wave  of  united  under- 
standing and  doing,  is  fast  sweeping  WESTWARD. 


BOLSHEVISM    IS    FAR    FROM    IDEAL  — AS 

PROBABLY  ITS  PROMOTERS  FULLY  REALIZE,  BUT  IT  IS  A 
GREAT  STRIDE  IN  THE  RIGHT  DIRECTION,  AND  WILL  GROW 
STRONGER  IN  PROPORTION  AS  JUSTICE  IS  ENTHRONED. 

RUSSIA,  READ  AND  HEED  THIS  WORK. 


One  Hundred  and  Fifty  Words  of  All-inclusive  Wisdom 

-*THE  LAW  FOR  MAN- 
Life — Alpha  and  Omega — Death 

INTELLECTUALISM,  BASICALLY  AND  STRUCTURALLY 
EXACTS  that  every  person  shall  be  duly  taught  to  clearly 
understand — from  the  broad  and  correct  standpoint  of 
FREE-WILL-LESS  INTERDEPENDENCE,  precisely  what  always 
constitutes  RIGHT — vital  pleasure,  and  that  such  is  ever 
supremely  best  for  one  or  all. 

Hence,  were  man  provided  with  solely  the  means  of 
CONSTRUCTION — proper  education  and  opportunity,  each 
would  be  impelled  by  THE  LAW  OF  INDIVIDUAL  LIFE  FOR 

SELF-PRESERVATION — INTELLIGENT  SELFISHNESS  OR  SANITY, 


CAN  IT  BE  DONE?  303 

to  cheerfully  and  inerrantly  conform  thereto:  Thus 
completely  establishing  FREEDOM  FROM  LIBERTY  OF  IDLE- 
NESS AND  SERFDOM  OR  VITAL  LOSS  TO  ANY — UNIVERSAL 
HEALTH. 

Verily :  Uniform  service  and  benefit — insuring  full- 
ness of  life,  must  entirely  satisfy  the  acme  of  human 
ideals  and  quest:  SUCH  BEING  ESSENTIAL  OR  INEVITABLE 

AND  FINAL  OF  EACH  EVOLUTIONARY  EPOCH — THE  ALL-IN- 
CLUSIVE PERIODIC  TERRESTRIAL  CROP  RIPENING  PROCESS: 
DESTINY. 

TEACH  MAN  THE  TRUTH  IS  THE  PANACEA* 


If  only  by  happy  accord  we  can  fully  live, 
Why  endure  painful  discord  and  foully  die? 

THINK   IT  OVER 

By  Reading  It  Time  and  Again  Until 

YOU  LIVE  IT  TRUE 

-for— 
IT  PAYS  TO  DO  RIGHT 


35  VS.  1000  YEARS 

A  party  once  earnestly  said  to  the  writer,  after  he 
had  listened  to  a  discourse  explaining  that  man  would 
surely  die  on  attaining  OMNISCIENCE— REQUIRING 
AT  LEAST  ONE  THOUSAND  YEARS  OP  BLISS- 
FUL LIFE,  that  if  such  were  the  case  he  would  have 
none  of  it !  To  which  I  replied, — all  right  then,  HANG 
ON  TO  YOUR  MISERABLE  IGNORANCE  FOR 
ONLY  THIRTY-FIVE !  He  saw  the  point— some  will 
not. 


THERAPEUTICS 


—NEAREST  POSSIBLE- 
UNIFORM  PERSONAL  PANACEA 

WITH  A  REMINDER  INTRODUCTION 


SECTION  XIV— 11  PAGES 

As  clearly  shown  by  The  Universal  Panacea,  there 
never  has  been  nor  ever  can  be  a  CURE-ALL  for  so-called 
personal  disease,  for  every  ailment  is  universal — NONE 
LIVING  OR  DYING  BY  SELF  ALONE  ;  yet,  if  aided  by  a  thor- 
ough understanding  of  the  foregoing,  or  body  and  all- 
important  part  of  this  work,  the  following — if  heeded, 
will  be  of  wonderful  benefit  to  individuals:  Even  re- 
store vigor  and  keep  any  reasonably  careful  person  in 
"unusually  good  health" — if  such  be  possible  by  any 
individualized  process;  which,  alas — in  the  present  life 
and  DEATH  struggle,  is — even  in  a  reasonable  degree, 
no  more  than  A  FORLORN  HOPE;  and  that,  too,  mainly  in 
"WAY  OVER  THERE" — hot  or — ?,  as  one  chances  to 
"hit"  the  rocky  or  "saw-dust  trail." 

I  have  and  shall,  however,  do  my  level  best  for  all 
concerned — the  unspoiled  and  worth  saving. 

Few,  if  any,  have  more  carefully  studied  the  func- 
tions Of  MENTAL  AND  ORGANIC  Or  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  LIFE 

— as  expressed  by  the  vastly  varying  conditions  of  hu- 
man being,  including  practically  every  theory  of  greatly 
diversified—' '  theistic, "  "  occult "  and  "  scientific ' ' 
schools,  fads,  etc.,  or  therapeutics,  nor  understand  the 
true  phenomena  of  health  and  intricate  phases  of  dis- 
ease, better  than  the  writer. 

The  Human  Being — toughest  animal  on  earth,  if 
normal  or  properly  cared  for — the  duty  of  government 
to  promote,  is  capable  of  and  would  live — compared  with 
the  prevailing  average  length  of  life,  practically  in- 
definite. 


PERSONAL  THERAPEUTICS  305 

A  great  many  exceptionally  competent  students  of 
the  supreme  question — even  of  the  "  conservative " 
cults,  have  fully  agreed  that  man  is  now  very  greatly 
shorn  of  his  possible  average  longevity;  several  endeav- 
oring by  various  clever  theories  to  show  that — if 
"doped"  as  they  prescribe,  he  or  she  could  live  "for- 
ever ' ' :  They  were  wrong  solely  in  regard  to  dosing ; 
for  man,  indeed,  is  the  whale  of  Nature  and — if  given 
a  square  deal,  could  far  out-live  the  monster  of  the  deep ; 
which  he  not  only  has,  but — when  conditions  are  right, 
will  fully  demonstrate  by  quite  uniformly  out-doing 
even  Eugene  Sue's  "Wandering  Jew" — virilly  "living 
on  and  on  and  on"  at  least  a  thousand  continually 
happy  years. 

This  is  unrefutably  man's  possible  feat  and  INEVI- 
TABLE DESTINY;  for — as  with  every  factor  of  Nature, 
man  may  live — if  not  fouled  on  the  journey,  to  the  limit 
of  possible  growth ;  which — being  distinctively  a  mental 
creature  of  limitless  span,  clearly  admits  of  attaining 
to  a  complete  knowledge  of  Nature's  volutionary  range 
and  process,  or  OMNISCIENCE:  When — food  for  thought 
or  GROWTH  being  exhausted,  man  would  die — as  fruits 
and  many  wild  animals  do,  not  from  disease,  but  as  the 
result  of  competent  vigor — WITHOUT  A  PAIN  OR  REGRET. 
Such,  verily,  is  the  crown  we  have  lost  but  will  recover 
and  proudly  guard,  and  that  day  of  "Paradise  Re- 
gained" is  not  far  away. 

At  present — owing  to  inerrant  universal  inter- 
change of  "personal"  conditions  that  are  mainly  de- 
vitalizing, there  cannot  be  a  perfectly  healthy  person 
on  earth :  Indeed,  were  the  most  vigorous  of  in- 
dividuals— our  best  examples,  duly  compared  with  a 
PERFECT  human  being,  they  would  be  PLAINLY  far  more 
inferior  in  general  powers  to  their  superiors,  than  are 
those  "on  the  brink  of  graves"  to  that  of  themselves. 

A  thoroughly  healthy  person  is  the  highest  conceiv- 
able ideal — unexcellable  by  the  almighty  handiwork  of 
Cosmos;  hence,  just  what  transcendentalists  of  no  matter 
what  cult,  time  or  place,  have  revered  as  God — as  of 


306  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

fact  such  a  "Lord  of  All  I  Survey"  would  really  be; 
SELF,  indeed,  ever  being  the  true  and  unforsakable 
Prince  of  Nature — sick  or  well:  Verily,  "I  am  that  I 
am»_«The  Kingdom  of  God  is  within  you"— "Ye  Are 
Gods,"  etc.,  are  signally  TRUE:  "Man  made  God  in  His 
own  image,  in  the  image  of  MAN  made  He  Him" — is 
RIGHT;  not  "a  worm  of  the  dust." 

With  the  foregoing  as  a  final  reminder  of  our  latent 
capacity  and  INEVITABLE  INTERDEPENDENCE;  of  the 
vastly  greater  benefits  that  each  would  enjoy  from  a 
hearty  CO-OPERATION;  we  will  now  conclude  this  section 
with  several  concisely  stated  basic  suggestions  on  How 
— in  nearly  every  instance,  to  Personally  Regain  or 
Maintain  Unusual  Good  Health. 

*0f  paramount  importance  is,  to  first  get  the  infer- 
ence of  THE  LAW  IMPELLING  GOOD  AND  EVIL — The  Great- 
est Relative  PLEASURE  is  selective  of  Every  Act,  cor- 
rectly fixed  in  one's  mind,  and  train  SELF — by  studying 
and  conforming  to  suggestions  of  this  book,  into  the 
habit  of  PLEASURABLY  choosing  solely  INTELLECTUAL  or 
CONSTRUCTIVE  THINKING  AND  DOING:  Remember  that 

THINKING    IS    DOING,    88    DOING    IS    THINKING COmbinely 

PSYCHO-PHYSICS,  in  the  final  ALL  PHYSICAL.  That  either 
— constituting  both,  are  agencies  of  MEMORY  and  effect 
an  INDELIBLE  CHANGE  IN  SELF,  exactly  corresponding  to 
THE  CAUSATIVE  STIMULI;  for,  "As  a  man  thinketh  at 
heart  so  is  HE,"  is  an  inexorable  Natural  Law.* 

Study  tjie  foregoing  109  words  to  a  thorough  un- 
derstanding, for  they  embrace  the  true  basic  principle 

Of  HEALTH. 

DETAILEDLY  SUGGESTED  for  the  sick  or  well 
— regardless  of  one's  vocation,  the  daily  system — start- 
ing in  the  morning,  should  be  much  as  follows ;  one's  own 
judgment,  finally,  being  the  guide:  The  combined 
* '  stunts ' '  requiring  an  average  of  less  than  fifteen  min- 
utes. 

On  awaking  to  arise — instead  of  at  once  getting 
up,  first  skew  the  eyes,  knead  the  face  and  take  several 
long  deep  breaths — expanding  and  contracting  the  chest 


PERSONAL  THERAPEUTICS  307 

--while  gently  tapping  it,  and  convulse  the  abdomen 
quite  thoroughly;  then  while  laying  on  back — mainly 
for  strengthening  the  spinal  muscles,  raise  the  straight- 
ened legs  perpendicularly  several  times ;  and  then — while 
only  partly  raised,  give  them  a  few  swings — far  as  pos- 
sible, to  both  sides;  also  lift  the  shoulders  and  body  by 
pressing  down  the  extended  elbows — always  working 
easily  till  parts  are  strengthened  or  soreness  will  result. 

Now — while  still  on  the  bed,  raise  the  body  from 
heels  to  head  as  much  as  you  can  without  great  strain, 
rolling  from  side  to  side  while  doing  so :  Then  turn  over 
and  do  the  same — strainlessly,  while  resting  on  toes, 
hands  and  forehead ;  finally — with  a  pillow  under  the 
stomach,  raise  chest  and  head,  legs  and  feet — while  roll- 
ing to  and  fro.  This — BEST  OP  EXERCISE,  will  take  only  a 
minute  or  two  and  properly  condition  a  person  for 
''jumping  out." 

Never  forget  THE  LAW,  that  intelligent  PLEASURE  is 
the  elixir  of  life,  and  that  ignorant  PLEASURE  is  the 
virus  of  death:  So,  do  everything  thoughtfully  and 
PLAYFULLY  ;  f or  VIGOR — our  all-encompassing  asset,  may 
solely  thus  obtain. 

Immediately  after  getting  from  bed,  thoroughly 
clean  THE  TEETH  with  good  paste,  which  should  always 
be  kept  in  perfect  repair,  and  gargle  the  throat  with 
some  cool  pure  water.  Then — WHILE  TAKING  THE 
" WARM-UP"  EXERCISE,  by  means  of  all  sorts  of  BODY, 
LIMB  and  NECK — bending,  twisting,  squatting,  high  kick- 
ing and  shadow-boxing  gymnastics,  slowly  drink  a  couple 
glasses  of  cool  water — little  at  a  time,  thus  thoroughly 
rinse  the  mouth,  throat  and  stomach — like  shaking  a 
bottle,  while  in  action  of  STARTING  PERSPIRATION — which 
should  be  done  if  reasonably  able  to  do  so;  for  the  poison 
remaining  in  the  body  is  always  near  the  skin  seeking 
excretion  through  the  pores  in  the  morning,  which  a  per- 
spiration caused  by  EXERCISE  AND  DEEP  BREATHING — heat- 
ing from  within,  will  largely  force  out.  Forget  not, 
however,  that  OVER  is  equally  bad  as  UNDER  breathing — 
be  reasonable. 


308  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

Soon  as  thus  *  'WARMED-UP."  take  a  quick  but  thor- 
ough body  and  head  "sponge"  bath  and  rub-down — 
solely  by  use  of  hands  and  cool  water,  no  soap — except 
on  hands  and  face,  which  always  thoroughly  rinse  off— 
SELDOM  PROPERLY  DONE  and  the  cause  of  much  bad  com- 
plexion. When  DULY  WARM  the  COOL  water  will  be 
PLEASURABLE  to  even  the  most  sensitive  to  chill,  and 
greatly  beneficial  as  a  refreshing  wash  and  tonic.  Dry 
yourself  by  another  lively  rub-down  with  a  rough  towel : 
Go  at  it  with  the  "spirit"  of  an  enthused  athlete. 

BE  SURE  TO  DO  THIS  IN  THE  MOST  CHEERFUL  ATTITUDE, 

for — as  before  warned,  it  will  do  good  exactly  propor- 
tionate to  one's  hearty  play-like  enjoyment  and  opti- 
mism: DREADING,  GRUNTING  AND  GROWING  nullifies  or 
reverses  the  desired  effect — forget  not  THE  LAW. 

NEVER  act,  think  or  speak — even  "refuse  to  feel." 
other  than  TO  ACTUALLY  LIVE  THE  IDEAL  CONDITION  DE- 
SIRED; don't  complain,  and — though  if  far  from  well, 
discourage  whimpering  pity  from  others :  ' '  Brace  up ! " 
for  such  is  the  most  powerful  agency  for  health  at  any 
one's  command — which  is  SUPERSTITIOUSLY  so  very  ef- 
fectually enforced  by  CHRISTIAN  SCIENCE.  Every  expres- 
sion— including  THOUGHTS,  constitutes  a  corresponding 
indelible  molecular  or  PSYCHO-PHYSICAL  change — 
MEMORY  and  augmentation  or  repetition  of  kind — GOOD 
or  BAD;  and  is  unerringly  expressed  in  one's  APPEARANCE, 

CONDITION    AND    ACTIONS,    Or — PERSONALITY:       So — as    it 

were,  laugh  at  trouble — forget  it!  Making  the  best  of 
the  worst,  or  it  will  get  YOU  and  don't  YOU  forget  it — is 

REAL  SCIENCE. 

BE  CHEERFUL!  Avoid  worry  and  anger,  also 
religious  frenzy.  SPEAKING  OR  THINKING  OF  DEATH  is 
SUICIDAL:  So,  cut  out  gloom,  the  filler  of  tombs,  for 
nothing  kills  more  certain  or  painful  than  fright  of 
one's  plight:  Eschew  it  or  you  will  rue  it,  DO  IT  NOW 
and  do  not  renew  it  is  to  defeat  it — A  TRUE-IT. 

MERE  PRETENCE,  HOWEVER,  is  OF  NO  AVAIL,  FOR  NONE 

CAN  DECEIVE  SELF. 

EAT   WHOLESOME    FOOD   ONLY — of   what   you    like. 


PERSONAL  THERAPEUTICS  309 

avoiding  excess  of  white  bread  and  meat.  A  THOROUGH 
MASTICATION  of  everything — to  the  consistency  of  cream, 
is  the  most  important  factor  of  diatetics,  for  it's  not  only 
an  essential  of  proper  digestion  and  assimilation,  but 
when  duly  observed,  soon  ideally  regulates  the  variety, 
quality  and  quantity  of  food  needed. 

Never  eat  even  a  light  breakfast  sooner  than  an  hour 
after  getting  out  of  bed — two  to  five  hours  is  better  for 
anyone,  regardless  of  calling — then  only  of  fruit  and 
soft  food ;  while  if  bilious,  costive,  dyspeptic,  nervous  or 
such,  drink  lots  of  water,  but  eat  nothing  until  noon- 
then  SLOW  and  LIGHT.  ALWAYS  BE  JOLLY  AT  MEALS. 

Drink  only  pure  cool  water  when  thirsty,  and — if 
liked,  either  a  daily  glass  of  butter-milk  or  lemonade ;  but 
if  desired  as  a  meal  beverage,  partake  of  A  CUP  OP  UN- 
BOILED COFFEE — brewed  only  in  earthenware — within  ten 
minutes,  or  A  CUP  OF  TEA — also  drawn  in  chinaware, 
within  three  minutes :  never  re-using  either  of  the 
grounds.  Improperly  made  and  excess  of  tea  or  coffee 
is  what 's  harmful — as  .is  mainly  the  case  with  any  food. 
Heat  the  jar  first,  then  pour  on  boiling  water,  settle 
when  steeped  with  only  a  little  cold  water,  and  pour 
COFFEE  off  the  grounds  into  a  serving  pot  in  TEN,  or  TEA 
in  THREE  minutes:  Thus  making  a  thoroughly  whole- 
some table  beverage — for  sick  or  well;  much  healthier 
than  "cereals";  They  are  better  "sipped"  shortly 
after  eating. 

ALCOHOL  or  TOBACCO  in  any  form  or  degree  are  bad": 
DRUGS  are  worse.  Avoid  even  excess  seasoning  of  food 
and  "mineral  waters":  Cut  them  out  or  way  down: 
Constructive  Therapeutics  exacts  the  ELIMINATION  in- 
stead of  ADDITION  of  poison.  BEWARE  of  Devotion  to 
Lotions,  Potions  or  Notions — DOSING.  This  does  not 
mean,  however,  that  drugs  should  not  be  temporarily 
used  in  cases  of  emergency. 

PROMOTE  PROPER  ACTION  OF  BOWELS  by  prudent  eat- 
ing, bountiful  drinking  of  water — hot  or  cold,  as  desired, 
prompt  stooling  when  required,  muscular  working  of  the 
abdomen,  some  kneading  of  the  liver  and  a  thorough 


310  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

flushing  of  the  colon  with  water — just  a  little  over  blood 
warm  and  a  little  castile  soap,  ONCE  A  MONTH — oftener 
only  when  serious  emergency  demands.  When  properly 
eating  and  having  due  exercise,  etc.,  a  daily  passage  is 
unnecessary — several  intervening  days  often  being  per- 
fectly natural. 

Live  in  CLEAN  and  SUNNY  APARTMENTS,  thoroughly 
ventilated  DAY  and  NIGHT,  regardless  of  weather.  A 
merely  sheltered,  entirely  out-door-life  is  necessary  for 
many. 

SLEEP  regular  and  enough  for  thorough  rest- 
excess,  however,  is  bad  as  not  enough.  Bedding  and 
clothing  must  be  clean  and  comfortable;  the  use  of  a 
dirty  handkerchief  will  make  anyone  sick — invariably 
causing  or  augment  CATARRH — which  will  otherwise  be 
entirely  cured  by  this  process:  Blow  the  nose  little  as 
reasonably  possible. 

Take  short,  enlivening  gymnastic  exercise  and  rub- 
down  just  before  going  to  bed,  stretch  and  deep  breath- 
ing after  getting  in — but  NO  BATH.  In  the  morning  the 
system  is  eliminating,  hence,  wash  it  off.  Evenings  it's 
absorbing  and  needs  a  thorough  wiping  only — with 
hands  and  dry  toweling,  when  soaking  means  dropsy, 
rheumatism,  kidney  troubles,  stiffness,  etc. 

BED-RIDDEN  PATIENTS  should  also  have  their  regular 
daily  SUN,  AIR  and  SPONGE  BATHS,  after  receiving  a  thor- 
ough MASSAGING — especially  along  the  spinal  column, 
from  head  to  pelvis,  and  deep  breathing  exercise.  The 
less  eaten  the  better  for  many :  at  least  their  appetite 
ought  never  be  forced ;  several  days  of  complete  fasting 
often  being  called  for,  while  ever  drinking  copiously  of 
water — hot  or  cold,  as  desired.  Rub-downs — far  as  pos- 
sible, should  be  by  self — the  essential  movement  being 
very  beneficial. 

THE  ONLY  REASONABLY  SURE  CURE  FOR 
INTERNAL  CANCER  IS,  A  TOTAL  ABSTINENCE  FROM 
FOOD  FOR  MANY  DAYS,  while  drinking  nothing  but  filtered 
water — a  perfect  and  ample  solvent.  The  fasting  should 
be  maintained  just  so  long  as  the  patient  can  possibly 


PERSONAL  THERAPEUTICS  311 

endure  it  and  safely  recover  from  the  effects — occasion- 
ally breaking  the  fast  being  dangerous;  during  which 
THE  MENTAL  ATTITUDE  must  ever  be  fearless,  cheerful 
and  of  the  most  optimistic  nature — this  is  paramountly 
essential.  Take  sufficient  exercise  to  DAILY  start  a  lively 
perspiration — out-doors  if  possible,  and  sleep  whenever 
so  inclined  during  the  fast. 

The  process  is  not  painful — after  the  first  two  or 
three  days,  and  if  carried  out  as  here  suggested,  the 
nervous  system  or  brain  will  be  fully  sustained — mainly 
by  absorbing  fat  and  THE  MALIGNANT  TISSUE;  so,  will 
likely  result — soon  as  normal  weight  is  restored,  in  ex- 
cellent general  health :  Abide  by  THE  LAW.  When  un- 
dertaking such,  it  is  best  to  do  so  under  guidance  of  a 
doctor — who  has  thoroughly  read  this  work. 

SYPHILIS  may  also  be  safely  and  thoroughly 
cured  within  a  month  or  two — the  only  possible  way, 
by  faithfully  following  the  same  general  process- 
minus  "SEVERE"  fasting.  Such  a  treatment  must  be 
DRUGLESS — including  complete  abstinence  from  using 
liquor  and  tobacco  stimulants:  DAILY  SWEAT  FREELY— 

PROM   THE  MORNING  EXERCISE,  THEN  THE  " SPONGE"   AND 

RUB-DOWN — breakfasting  no  earlier  than  noon. 

CONSUMPTION,  as  with  other  afflictions— if  not 
in  the  last  stages,  will  readily  give  way  to  the  same  cost- 
less home  treatment — less  any  impelled  fasting;  differ- 
ence of  location  and  climate — except  that  it  must  be  open 
and  pure,  being  of  slight  concern. 

A  good  quality  of  KEROSENE  is  a  perfect  germi- 
cide and  antiseptic ;  also  an  unexcelled  general  medicine, 
to  be  reasonably  inhaled,  taken  and  applied  in  obstinate 
cases  of  many  ailments — especially  phthisis  and  other 
pulmonary  troubles;  or  in  treatment  of  asthma, 
catarrh,  etc. 

Stop  NOSE  BLEED  by  closing  the  nostrils. 

Treat  bleeding  cuts  by  cleaning  the  surrounding 
parts  with  fabric  dampened  with  kerosene,  then  bind 
the  wound  with  a  clean  white  cloth — the  oozing  blood 
making  the  best  possible  salve. 


312  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

As  with  grown  people,  'tis  worse  to  OVER  than 
UNDER  FEED  children ;  never  quickly  "stuff"  a  child  after 
"losing  its  dinner."  Uniformly  supplant  scolding  and 
punishment  with  calm  explanation ;  thus,  effectually  cor- 
rect and  learn  SELF,  progeny  and  others  to  REASON  and 
do  right. 

COUGH  FREELY — when  so  inclined,  until  stopped  by 

rhythmical   deep  breathing;  if  persistent — as  often    in 

of  tuberculosis,   it  may  be  greatly   relieved   and 

iicial    to   freely    inhale    the    fumes   of   ker 
petroleum. 

SPIT     OUT     ALL     PHLEGM,     WHKTIIKU     SICK     OR     \\ 

— swallowing  it  is  nasty — causing  many  cases  of  flabby 
obesity  and  serious  illness. 

FRESH  BUTTERMILK — in  reasonable  quantity  only,  is 
excellent  for  mature  people,  especially  when  declining 
from  age ;  and  it's  not  bad  for  young  folks — IF  THEY  LIKE 
IT;  but  don't  "sour"  yourself  by  an  excess  taking.  EX- 
ACTLY DITTO  for  OLIVE  OIL — if  served  on  salads  or  as 
butter:  It's  also  the  best  of  hair-oil — if  sparingly  usr.l 
and  rubbed  to  the  scalp  shortly  after  bathing  the  head. 

OFT  REPETITION  OF  FATIGUE  will  soon  kill  anyone: 
So,  while  the  ailing  should  take  wholesome  exercise,  they 
ought  seldom  get  tired,  but  rest,  relax  or  doze  and  sleep 
when  so  inclined — always  keeping  comfortably  warm. 
yet  avoiding  fire  much  as  consistent. 

CONSERVE  SEXUAL  STRENGTH:  Excess  is  merely  a 
degrading  habit  and  very  injurious,  born  largely  of 
drugs,  gluttony,  lewd  or  vulgar  associates,  abnormal 
thoughts,  etc.:  Tis  the  "enjoyment"  of  DEATH — un- 
beastly.  Seek  Ennobling  Amusements — Shun  Vice: 
HEED — INTELLIGENTLY,  THE  INEXORABLE  LAW. 

NAGGING  CRITICISM  AND  INSINUATIONS — as  with 
heated  arguments,  are  worse  than  the  error  they  seek  to 
correct;  hence,  while  ever  discouraging  WRONG  with 
kindly  REASON,  Condemn  No  Person — Beginning  at 
Home. 

AVOID  EXCESS  IN  ALL  THINGS:  REASONABLE  CON- 
CENTRATION IS  GOOD — IF  VITAL.  BUT  IF  DOGMATIC,  VISION- 


PERSONAL  THERAPEUTICS  SIS 

ARY  AND  CRANKY — EVEN  IN  QUEST  OP  HEALTH,  IT'S 
NAUGHT  BUT  MONO-MANIA  AND  VERY  INJURIOUS  TO  SELF 
AND  OTHERS. 

Broadly  and  constructively  study  many  subjects — 
while  avoiding  excess  reading,  both  for  and  against  your 
convictions,  continually  adding  fresh  ideas  by  freely 
exchanging — to  the  best  of  your  judgment,  ERROR  FOR 
TRUTH.  Verily!  Learn  The  Truth,  The  Whole  Truth 
and  Nothing  but  The  Truth,  and  You'll  "Know  Thy- 
self" HOW  TO  REGAIN  OR  RETAIN — far  as  an  individual 
can,  UNUSUALLY  GOOD  HEALTH.  And  yet,  such  would  be 
of  no  avail  unless  YOU  LIVE  IT  TRUE — largely  by  KEEPING 

CHEERFUL,  OPTIMISTIC  AND  USEFULLY  EMPLOYED  EX- 
EMPLIFYING THE  GOLDLESS  RULE, — *It  is  to  the  Welfare 
of  Self,  to  Treat  All  Others  with  Healthful  Care.  . 

As  a  finis,  however,  the  writer  is  constrained  to  ven- 
ture the  following  at  once  Broad  and  Pointed  Unity  of 
Warning,  Truth  and  Advice — 

AS  STUBBORN  IGNORANCE  IS  THE  MOST  PREVALENT 
AND  DEADLY  DISEASE  AFFLICTING  MANKIND EVEN  THE 

BASIS  AND  STRUCTURE  OF  ALL,  the  reader  is,  therefore, 
most  respectfully  urged  to  not  only  study  this — THE 
UNIVERSAL  PANACEA,  unto  a  correct  understanding  of  its 
true  meaning,  but  to  influence  others  to  obtain  the  work 
and  do  likewise ;  and,  Verily ! — 

AN  INDELIBLE  SMILE  OF  ALL  CONCERNED  WILL  BE 

THE  AMPLE  REWARD. 

—AMEN— 


314  THE    UNIVERSAL    PANACEA 

HOW  TO  QUICKLY  QUASH  STRIKES  AND  ALL 
TROUBLE 

THE  COST  TO  ALL-CONCERNED  OP  JUST  ONE  MODERATE 
SIZE  STRIKE — if  devoted  to  distributing  this  book,  would 
forever  abolish  all  labor  troubles  on  earth. 

A  strike  of  25,000  men — receiving  an  average  of 
$4.00  a  day,  is  a  loss  to  the  laborers  of  $100,000  a  day : 
Also  to  their  employers  $100,000  a  day ;  and  to  the  public 
$100,000  a  day.  Therefore,  such  a  strike  for  one  month 
—say  25  days,  would  be  a  total  loss  of  $7,500,000 — say 
nothing  of  the  general  devital  effect  and  the  usual  kill- 
ing of  several  people,  besides  the  immediate  awful  suf- 
fering that  such  a  catastrophe  always  entails. 

Wage  Men  and  Women,  by  merely  spending  one 
day's  pay  a  year  for  properly  distributing  this  work 
would  end  your  troubles  forever.  TRY  IT — personally 
and  collectively,  TIS  THE  REMEDY. 

SOLELY  OF  AND  FOR  THE  PEOPLE 
As  this  work  inherently  shows,  the  writer  is  not  a 
member  of  any  clique,  gang,  faction,  society  or  the  like ; 
nor — far  as  he  knows,  has  an  intimate  acquaintance  with 
anyone  that  is:  But  to  the  contrary,  thoroughly  disbe- 
lieves in  class  and  clash. 

His  aim  and  efforts  are — intended  at  least,  to  be 
broadly  and  entirely  constructive — solely  by  means  of 
corresponding  education,  and  that  CENTRAL  GOVERNMENT 
—when  properly  directed,  should  scientifically  censor 
even  such;  for  mere  individual  or  "interest"  opinion 
ever  result  in  more  harm  than  good. 

He  believes  in,  advocates  and  practices — far  as  able, 
that  the  laws  of  one's  country  should  be  strictly  obeyed 
—whether  good  or  bad ;  that  any  and  every  deed  of  vio- 
lence or  destruction — regardless  of  nature  or  extent,  is 
injurious  to  the  doer,  people  and  purpose  of  the  act; 
that  cool,  logical  reasoning  from  the  facts  involved  is 
by  far  the  most  effectual  method  of  duly  promoting  the 
much  needed  great  and  general  reform. 


NO  FALSE  COLORS 

The  writer  of  this  work,  under  present  conditions, 
is  an  earnest  supporter  of  UNION  LABOR  and  of  the 
Toiling  Classes  in  general.  Yet  the  UNION  LABEL 
is  omitted  herefrom  because  this  treatise  is  not  only 
in  every  respect  VOID  OF  CLASS-CONSCIOUSNESS, 
but  strongly  advocates  THE  COMPLETE  UNITY  OF 
MANKIND — by  a  process  precisely  the  reverse  of  mere 
Trades  Unionism:  The  motto  and  object  hereof  is 
UNIVERSAL  FULLNESS  OF  LIFE— The  Limit  of  True 
Socialism.  This  book  is  printed  by  a  "union  press" 
however. 


THE  LAST  BUT  NOT  LEAST 
PLEASURE 

in    preparing    this    book    is,    to    duly    acknowledge    the 
courteous  and   proficient   work   of  its   printers — 

ROGERS  *  HALL  COMPANY 
CHICAGO 

Especially  to  mention  the  Secretary  —  Mr.  C.  E. 
Duval,  an  able  and  pleasant  gentleman — who  did  the 
business  part  on  the  square. 

I  desire,  however,  to  heartily  thank  fortune  for  hav- 
ing the  service  of  Mr.  C.  W.  Watson,  the  firm'*  un- 
usually competent  proofreader,  while  as  to  the  me- 
chanics, their  work  speaks  louder  than  word*.  All  the 
mistakes  are  mine. 

N.  D.  Sickels 


WOULD  QUICKLY  INSURE  VITAL  HARMONY 

Every  Person,  Family,  Fraternity,  Party,  Sect  and 
Race  of  Humanity — without  exception — should  at  once 
unreservedly  adopt  the  principle  espoused  by  this  treatise 
as  their  basic  guide,  until  it  is  duly  supplanted  by  an  au- 
thoritative or  governmental  work. 

NO  SUGGESTION  IN  THE  BOOK  IS  MORE  IM- 
PORTANT TO  PROMPTLY  AND  COMPLETELY 
OBSERVE  THAN  THIS. 

See  to  it  that  everybody  has  a  copy  to  indiiridually 
itudy—NOT  LEND. 


OUR  FAMILY  MONOGRAM:  Eight  persons— Father,  Mother  end  two 
Girls— ell  deceased,  and  Four  Living  Boys;  each  of  their  two  initials  clearly 
expressed — twice,  for  it  reads  the  same  when  reversed:  N.  D. — 5". 


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